SC Legislature

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 24, 2026: we recap some of the biggest legislative moves this week in the Senate and the House; we recently heard from the governor and Statehouse leadership on what’s needed in the next governor to continue the major growth our state has seen; and is Congressman Jim Clyburn running again? We have some answers; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 10, 2026: our special live Lede taping from this week featuring House Speaker Murrell Smith; we also hear from Statehouse reporter Maayan Schechter as we preview the 2026 legislative session; we discuss the key issues that are expected to shape South Carolina; and more!

Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers.

The chair of the S.C. Senate Education Committee on Dec. 10, 2024, proposed the state spend lottery dollars in the budget on private school tuition scholarships to get around the Constitution's prohibition on spending taxpayer dollars on private education costs.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for December 7, 2024: a look at what lawmakers did when they returned to Columbia, briefly, this week, ahead of the start of the legislative session on Jan. 14.

J.D. Chaplin will assume the seat held by state Sen. Gerald Malloy in the next state legislature. Chaplin's victory in a tight race flips a long-held Democratic seat.

“S” is for Sheheen, Robert Joseph (b. 1943). Lawyer, legislator.

“S” is for Sheheen, Robert Joseph (b. 1943). Lawyer, legislator.

Politics further divide as Americans self-segregate to red and blue states based on legislation and personal beliefs.

An estimated 3,700 transgender youth, ages 13 to 17, live in South Carolina.