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  • The House Judiciary Committee met this week to approve a restrictive abortion bill, H. 5399, along party lines. The bill would outlaw all abortions except unless the wife of the mother was threatened.
    SC Lede: Injunction Junction, What's Your Function?
    August 20, 2022 — In-depth reporting on recent legal rulings, legislation, and action on abortion related issues in the state; the latest news out of the Port of Charleston; a look at how South Carolina has handled the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can better respond to future pandemics; and more.
  • 1st Congressional District incumbent Republican Nancy Mace debates Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews during their debate on Oct. 19, 2022 hosted by WCBD.
    SC Lede: Debate Season in Full Effect
    October 25, 2022 — A recap of some of the biggest moments from the recent 1st Congressional District debate between incumbent Republic Nancy Mace and Democratic challenger Dr. Annie Andrews; analysis of BMW's investment in South Carolina; a look at efforts to improve mental health access for school children; and more.
  • Republican Rep. Ralph Norman (SC-5) repeatedly asked witnesses during a hearing regarding abortion before the House Oversight and Reform Committee whether they believed in infanticide. The hearing was on the fallout of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and its impact on abortion rights.
    SC Lede: Oversight Committee? More Like OverFIGHT
    July 19, 2022 — A recap of tense exchanges between two South Carolina representatives and witnesses during a U.S. House committee on abortion; an update on who could be Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham's lieutenant governor pick; the latest on COVID-19 in the Palmetto State; and more.
  • SC Lede: Vying Viruses
    August 2, 2022 — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham announces his running mate; reporting from the Wall Street Journal on ties between relatives of two prominent South Carolina politicians and a company set to profit from a new tribal casino as it sought federal approval; the latest on monkeypox and how at-risk South Carolinians can get vaccinated; and more.
  • Gov. Henry McMaster outlines his executive budget with Lt. Gov. Pam Evette at the Statehouse on Jan. 10, 2022. Gov. McMaster’s budget includes massive spending proposals for the more than $3 billion in surplus funding and the $2.5 billion the state received from the American Rescue Plan Act. House lawmakers will take the budget under advisement as they begin crafting their own version this week when they return to Columbia.
    SC Lede: McMaster's Big Budget Bash Bonanza
    January 11, 2022 — A look at Gov. Henry McMaster's budget priorities; a preview of what's on tap this week as state lawmakers return to session; Prisma Health doctors share what they're seeing on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemics; and more.
  • Gov. Henry McMaster delivers his fifth State of the State address before a joint assembly at the Statehouse on Jan. 19, 2022.
    SC Lede: State of the State of the State 2022
    January 22, 2022 — Analysis of Gov. Henry McMaster's 2022 State of the State address; a preview of what's to come in the third week of the legislative session; a conversation with Lancaster County first responders about the impacts of opioids on their region; and more.
  • Gov. Henry McMaster got his COVID booster shot this week, alongside First Lady Peggy McMaster, and his latest quarterly finance filings show his reelection campaign also got a boost of nearly $1 million from October through December last year.
    SC Lede: McMaster is Boo$ted
    January 15, 2022 — A recap of the first week of the state legislative session and a look at priorities for lawmakers moving forward; Gov. Henry McMaster receives his COVID-19 booster shot, while his reelection campaign sees a boost in funds; the latest on the Omicron variant surge; and more.
  • House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn holds a press conference via Zoom on Jan. 27, 2022, to discuss Judge Michelle Childs, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, as his preferred choice for the forthcoming vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
    SC Lede: The Kingmaker and the Supreme Court
    February 1, 2022 — A look at Rep. Jim Clyburn's (D-SC) push to get a Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court and who he is supporting; a recap of last week's legislative action at the statehouse; the latest on Boeing's manufacturing delays at its North Charleston plant; and more.
  • Several record-setting days of cases, driven by the omicron variant, led to a record number of weekly cases for the week ending Jan. 1, 2022. The 50,653 cases shattered the previous record of 40,373 set the week of Jan. 9, 2021. The cases pushed South Carolina over the 1 million mark since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Dr. Edward Simmer, DHEC director, said “This milestone is another reminder that COVID-19 has caused one of the most severe pandemics our nation and state has ever seen, and with the Omicron variant, we unfortunately are seeing record numbers of cases.”
    SC Lede: We're in the Million Case Club!
    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 4, 2022: reaction to the recently proposed congressional district maps by SC House lawmakers; understanding new COVID-19 testing and quarantine guidelines; South Carolina surpasses 1 million total COVID-19 cases; and more.
  • Robert Calsen walks on the sideline before of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
    SC Lede: 'Hostile and Destructive'
    This episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 5, 2021, features: a look at the closely-watched Columbia mayoral election; former University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen's choice words regarding his tenue at the school; the impact of COVID-19 on children; and more.
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