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1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Russ McKinney |Gavin Jackson

Happy Friday. The 2025 regular South Carolina legislative session has ended. But it's not technically over just yet. First, we want to say thank you to all of our State House Gavel readers over the past five months who have followed our reporting since its inception. We are taking a short break, but plan to return later this month with more Statehouse coverage.

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Russ McKinney |Gavin Jackson

A very happy Thursday. It's the final day of the South Carolina legislative session. The House returns at 10 a.m. and the Senate is in at 10:01 a.m.Sine die strikes at 5 p.m. A Friday preview: Don't miss Friday's edition of The State House Gavel that will include interviews with House and Senate leaders about what lawmakers accomplished in 2025, and what they hope to get done next year.

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Russ McKinney |Gavin Jackson

Welcome to Wednesday. There are roughly 36 hours until sine die, but who's counting? The regular session gavels out at 5 p.m. Thursday. You're reading The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter that previews and captures what goes on at the South Carolina Statehouse this year while lawmakers are in session.

1 week ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Russ McKinney |Gavin Jackson

Happy Tuesday. It is finally, the final week of the South Carolina legislative session. Here comes some long floor fights and smattering of conference committees. Sine die is 5 p.m. Thursday. And, remember, the sine die resolution — which tells lawmakers what they can take up should they return post-regular session — is narrow, leaving the Legislature with plans to only really return to Columbia to finalize the more than $14 billion state spending plan.

2 weeks ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Maayan Schechter |Russ McKinney |Gavin Jackson

Happy Thursday. There are three days left on the South Carolina Legislature's calendar. Sine die — the traditional term for an end to a legislative calendar — is 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. You're reading The State House Gavel, a daily reporter notebook by reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter that previews and captures what goes on at the South Carolina Statehouse this year while lawmakers are in session.