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South Carolina Lede
Weekly Podcast
Hosted by Gavin Jackson

South Carolina Lede is a podcast about the people, issues, and events shaping the Palmetto State. Join host Gavin Jackson and reporters from across the state each week for in-depth discussions of the biggest news affecting you, your family, and your fellow South Carolinians – from state politics and legislative happenings inside the state house to the ongoing effects of the pandemic and more. It’s the factual and timely information you need, with a dash of irreverent fun to keep it all interesting.

And we want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail at 803-563-7169 with your questions and stories, and you might just make it onto an episode during our Wind Down segment.

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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions of callers are not necessarily those of South Carolina Lede, South Carolina Public Radio, or SCETV.

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  • Members of the budget conference committee meet to approve the $10.7 billion on June 17, 2021. House and Senate lawmakers will return on Monday to approve the budget which takes effect July 1, 2021.
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    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 19, 2021, we look at the finalized state budget SC lawmakers agreed to this week, take the pulse of the Palmetto State's economic recovery, hear the latest on the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, and more.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Phillis Wheatley Community Center in Greenville, SC on June 14, 2021. Harris’ visit to Greenville kicked off her tour of vaccination sites as the administration seeks to up vaccine rates.
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    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 15, 2021, features: a look at Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Greenville, SC this week; what's being done to curb drug use and abuse in the Palmetto State; Spoleto Festival USA General Director Nigel Redden's final festival; and more.
  • The nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the Pfizer vaccine is 88% effective against the Delta variant of COVID-19, the highly transmissible strain that first emerged in India.
    SC Lede: Vaxx to the Future
    On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for June 12, 2021, we look at the Biden Administration's push to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, including an interview with US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Also on this episode: the latest on the state budget passed by the House; SC Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel breaks down recent worrisome crime statistics; Gov. Henry McMaster and other state officials announce a new workforce training program; and more.
  • Gov. Henry McMaster and other state officials brief the media on Monday, June 7, 2021 from the State Emergency Management Division. McMaster did not renew his emergency order for the pandemic after issuing 39 consecutive ones since March 2020.
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    On this edition of the South Carolina Lede for June 8, 2021: Gov. Henry McMaster does not renew the state's COVID-19 pandemic-related state of emergency; the latest on millions of dollars in broadband projects set to be awarded in South Carolina; Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continues his calls for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in China; and more.
  • The full House Ways and Means Committee met to approve a new, nearly $11 billion state budget that will go before the South Carolina House of Representatives next week.
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    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for June 5, 2021: a look at the latest COVID-19 data in the state; an update on the new state budget currently working its way through the SC House of Representatives; another Democratic candidate joins the 2022 gubernatorial race; and more.
  • An image from the GOES-East satellite of Hurricane Epsilon on Oct 21, 2020. Hurricane Epsilon quickly intensified from a Category-1 storm to a major Category-3 storm in just a few hours, making it the fourth major hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
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    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 29, 2021: emergency experts weigh in on the 2021 hurricane season, which starts next week; the controversial Heritage Act goes before the state Supreme Court; Charleston County settles with the family of Jamal Sutherland; and more.