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Mike Switzer interviews Clay Grayson, an attorney in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Mike Switzer interviews Clay Grayson, an attorney in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

A S.C. House panel started its investigation into a complaint made against a legislator. Last month, the chamber's majority leader filed a complaint, calling for suspended Rep. RJ May's expulsion.

LAMAR, S.C. (AP) — A deputy in South Carolina has been killed in an ambush while attempting to arrest a suspect. Authorities say Darlington County deputy Devin Mason and another officer were attacked inside a home near Lamar around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mason died, and the second officer is hospitalized in stable condition. The suspect, 25-year-old Cameron Ray Dennett, was also killed. Authorities say Dennett faced forgery, criminal conspiracy and computer crime charges and was barred from owning a gun. A 28-year-old woman facing similar charges was arrested unharmed. Mason graduated from the state criminal justice academy in March.

A handful of new South Carolina laws that include changes to blue crab regulations and the panel that vets and elects most judges in the state went into effect July 1, 2025.

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for July 1, 2025: we catch up on some big news, including the latest on suspended Lexington Republican Rep. RJ May; we OFFICIALLY have 2026 gubernatorial candidates with Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson and Republican Spartanburg Sen. Josh Kimbrell; Maayan Schechter brings us up to speed on all this news; and more!

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The attorneys general of North and South Carolina and federal agents and prosecutors say the behavioral health information of several children with disabilities was used to bilk millions of dollars from Medicaid.

Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows the worst unemployment rates for recent college graduates in years. Experts say this is out of the ordinary.

Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, shares fresh info on new jobs investments across the state, job cuts in the Upstate, and the economic impact of SC’s only gold mine.