SC Public Radio News
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A violent storm that tore the siding from homes and shattered vehicle windows featured hail the size of golf balls. When all the damage is counted, it could amount to the millions.
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will hold four public open house meetings across the Upstate, beginning April 24.
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Bill aimed at securing South Carolina’s energy future haunted by 2017 V. C. Summer nuclear fiasco.
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Republicans in the South Carolina General Assembly have taken the rare move of rejecting the only remaining candidate in a race to be a circuit judge. Some Republicans in recent days had become unhappy with James Smith's positions on abortion during his two decades in the South Carolina House and his unsuccessful 2018 Democratic run for governor.
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Progress is being made in getting more women into leadership positions in South Carolina. The election of a sixth woman to the 46-member Senate in January pulled South Carolina up from last place in the U.S. in the percentage of women in its upper chamber.
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A report from the South Carolina Senate says state Treasurer Curtis Loftis nearly put the state’s entire financial system at risk of a cyberattack by saying he was going to post reams of account data online.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Mike Switzer interviews Roy Janse, a certified financial planner with Mariner Wealth Advisors in Greenville, SC.
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Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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This week, we'll be talking with author Kevin Duffus about his book, The 1768 Charleston Lighthouse : Finding the Light in the Fog of History.Charleston’s first lighthouse was established on Middle Bay Island in 1768. The history of the lighthouse, however, has been lost in a fog of misinformation. Kevin Duffus conducted extensive research for his book and has been able to reconstruct the history of America’s seventh – and tallest at the time – lighthouse. Kevin will tell us about the structure's distinctive architecture inspired by Charleston's St. Michael's Church, the ingenious Irishman who designed and built it, its variety of lighting systems, its involvement in three wars, and is tragic end.
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In his book, The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration, David Nicholson tells the story of his great-grandparents, Casper George Garrett and his wife, Anna Maria, and their family.A multigenerational story of hope and resilience, The Garretts of Columbia is an American history of Black struggle, sacrifice, and achievement - a family history as American history, rich with pivotal events viewed through the lens of the Garretts's lives.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 23, 2024: we catch you up on the U.S. House passing its foreign aid package and get reaction from Sen. Lindsey Graham on the conflict; covering the Statehouse, Maayan Schechter and Russ McKinney discuss South Carolina’s judicial reform and elections, as well as energy production in the state; and more!
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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 20, 2024: the latest developments in the $1.8 billion discrepancy in a state treasury account; a Boeing whistleblower who testified on Capitol Hill over safety concerns about the North Charleston produced 787 jet; Congress’s upcoming vote on tens of billions in foreign aid; a discussion about the Ukrainian war with NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley; and more!
More Local and National News
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This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Margaret Fahey about the increasing use of technology-based health platforms in older adults.
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The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.
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Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.
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Protests on college campuses related to the Israel-Hamas War have many Jews nervous heading into the holiday.
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Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
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There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November. President Biden's campaign says that could help buoy his chances there.
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The arrests of the three middle schoolers came last month. Experts say young kids are increasingly exposed to hate ideologies, leaving communities to figure out how to respond.
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Voting officials cheered when it was announced that a portion of a multibillion-dollar federal grant program would go to election security. But in many cases, the allocations didn't go as planned.
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The Federal Trade Commission will vote Tuesday on whether to issue a final rule banning noncompete agreements. The Biden administration has argued that noncompetes harm workers and stifle competition.
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David Pecker has previously cooperated with federal investigations into payments made to two women who were going to allege they had affairs with Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
South Carolina Public Radio will deepen its engagement with communities across the Palmetto State this year in an initiative called America Amplified Election 2024.
New programs are coming to SC Public Radio's schedules.
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