Gov. Henry McMaster

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for September 2, 2025: we’re looking at the ad wars that are heating up and we’re on the campaign trail with Lt. Gov. Pam Evette in Walhalla; Rep. Joe Wilson was recently in Syria; we find out what Gov. McMaster thinks about Taylor Swift’s engagement; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 15, 2025: more Republican gubernatorial candidates enter the race, with one facing legal issues over allegedly diverting $2 million from his business partner; Sen. Lindsey Graham’s campaign is also out with its first TV ad; Russ McKinney brings us the latest on energy in the state; and more!

Under the hot South Carolina summer sun, Republican Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremonial bill signing for a law he and other supporters said will make sure the rapidly growing state has the energy to run air conditioners and anything else well into the future.

Hurricane Helene left catastrophic damage across South Carolina. This hurricane season, the state government is hoping to be more prepared.

More than 860,000 customers in South Carolina get their electricity through Duke Energy.

Instead of talking a lot about budget vetoes, Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is talking about all his priorities that the Republican legislature kept in the spending plan like tax cuts, disaster relief and teacher raises.

State legislators joined Gov. Henry McMaster in his office Thursday to commend a new law criminalizing the posting of intimate or nude photos without a person’s consent, commonly known as “revenge porn.”

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 8, 2025: we catch you up on the budget action in Washington as Republicans get closer to implementing major Trump Administration priorities; in Columbia, we take you through the confirmation hearing of Dept. of Public Health nominee Dr. Ed Simmer; we also hear from DAODAS Director Sara Goldsby about what’s fueling a decline in drug overdose deaths; and more!

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments April 2 in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case over whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from providing non-abortion health care services to Medicaid recipients.

March 24, 2025