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June 10, 2023 — A look at the compromise reached by state House and Senate negotiators reached this week over the $13.8 billion state budget; the latest on bond reform legislation heading to Gov. Henry McMaster's desk; updates from the 2024 campaign trail; and more.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Eric Meissner about the impact of effective treatment for people with AIDS. Dr. Meissner is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of HIV and Hepatitis Clinical Care and Research, in the Division of Infectious Diseases at MUSC.

What I somehow hear in Mozart, whether in his operas or his instrumental works, is a kind of fundamental optimism.

What I somehow hear in Mozart, whether in his operas or his instrumental works, is a kind of fundamental optimism.

Last week, we interviewed a financial planner about the fact that women are making and managing an increasing percentage of our country’s wealth these days due to a number of factors: hard work, death of a spouse, and, according to our next guest, divorce. And she agrees with last week’s guest that many women still find themselves uncomfortable with investments which can add further complications to divorce. Mike Switzer interviews Stephanie Vokral, a certified divorce financial analyst with The Financial Knot in Columbia, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Matthew Sherrier about children and teens participating on a swim team. Dr. Sherrier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine and he’s a non-surgical orthopaedic and sports medicine physician at MUSC.

“G” is for Girardeau, John LaFayette (1825-1898). Clergyman, educator.

The largest economic development project ever announced in our state, Scout Motors coming to Richland County, has, as would be expected, ratcheted up real estate activity in that part of the Midlands. And our next guest is going to give us some insight into what is indeed happening. Mike Switzer interviews Darren Rhodes, managing broker with SouthEast Land and Real Estate in Orangeburg, SC.

While we frequently talk about the various growth industries in our state such as automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, agriculture remains an important part of South Carolina’s economy. An Upstate university, in fact, is working hard to develop, test, and help implement new technologies for increasing productivity and decreasing costs in the agribusiness sector. Mike Switzer interviews Mallory Douglass with the Clemson University Center for Agricultural Technology, known as CU-CAT.

13 years ago, the South Carolina Community Capital Alliance was formed with the mission of increasing capital resources for our state’s underserved and undercapitalized communities with the hope that the additional funding would lead to valuable new jobs. And each year, the Alliance recognizes individuals or organizations that have made a difference toward that end. And one of those persons is our next guest. Mike Switzer interviews Lisa Brown with the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation, a recipient of the Alliance’s 2023 Community Champion Award.