SC Public Radio News - Republicans in the South Carolina Senate don't appear to be in any rush to make their state the 49th in the county to pass a hate crimes law. Democrats in the House gathered Tuesday to talk to reporters and put pressure on senators to act on a bill that adds penalties to violent crimes based on someone's motives. The House passed the bill in 2021, although it removed hate crime penalties for property crimes such as painting a swastika on a synagogue. Senate Republicans say police and prosecutors do a good job handling hate crimes without a separate law. If the bill doesn't pass this year, supporters will have to start all over again. - Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it'd be good if the person named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer doesn't have an Ivy League degree. The bipartisan message from the South Carolina lawmakers aligns with the background of a South Carolina judge they've praised as a good candidate for the seat. Eight of the court's nine current members attended law school at Harvard or Yale. President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Clyburn says Biden should be concerned about the court's lack of educational diversity, too. Graham tells CBS "It's OK" to get your law degree at a public university. - The James Webb Space Telescope will enable scientists to detect energy from millions of years ago. - At Joe Biden's lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, influential Rep. Jim Clyburn suggested that Biden should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden made that promise at a Democratic debate, and Clyburn says that was key to turning out the Black support that helped Biden win the South Carolina primary and ultimately the White House. Two years later, the hoped-for vacancy on the court has arrived and Biden is standing by his pledge. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - Spirit had already agreed to a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines, but JetBlue is offering more money. - Washington, D.C., police originally said it found five fetal remains in one of the group member's apartments. Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising now says there were 115 fetuses in total. - CNN's Fred Pleitgen shares his reporting from Kyiv and the neighboring town of Bucha, where Ukrainian officials say Russian soldiers killed hundreds of civilians. - The students went on to become innovators in adaptive technologies and disability rights advocates. - China's lockdown and quarantine policy is testing the limits of the city of 26 million. Parents were separated from kids. And there's not enough staff for the elderly residents of care centers. - HBO's new eight-part series follows an American crime reporter who intends to take Japanese journalism by storm — but first must learn how to navigate the churning opacity of 1990s Tokyo. - A group of native Spanish speakers and educators has created a program to teach Spanish in their community and create more job opportunities for their peers who typically face barriers in the workplace. - Slate's Mark Joseph Stern writes that in Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings last month, Republicans showed that they're moving beyond abortion rights — the issue that's been at the heart of Supreme Court nomination fights for decades. - Officials across the U.S. are pledging to divest public pensions from Russian funds to protest the invasion of Ukraine — but disentangling the money from Russia is easier said than done. - Home births make up a small percentage of all births in the U.S., but during the pandemic, they increased dramatically. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. 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SC Public Radio News - Republicans in the South Carolina Senate don't appear to be in any rush to make their state the 49th in the county to pass a hate crimes law. Democrats in the House gathered Tuesday to talk to reporters and put pressure on senators to act on a bill that adds penalties to violent crimes based on someone's motives. The House passed the bill in 2021, although it removed hate crime penalties for property crimes such as painting a swastika on a synagogue. Senate Republicans say police and prosecutors do a good job handling hate crimes without a separate law. If the bill doesn't pass this year, supporters will have to start all over again. - Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it'd be good if the person named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer doesn't have an Ivy League degree. The bipartisan message from the South Carolina lawmakers aligns with the background of a South Carolina judge they've praised as a good candidate for the seat. Eight of the court's nine current members attended law school at Harvard or Yale. President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Clyburn says Biden should be concerned about the court's lack of educational diversity, too. Graham tells CBS "It's OK" to get your law degree at a public university. - The James Webb Space Telescope will enable scientists to detect energy from millions of years ago. - At Joe Biden's lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, influential Rep. Jim Clyburn suggested that Biden should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden made that promise at a Democratic debate, and Clyburn says that was key to turning out the Black support that helped Biden win the South Carolina primary and ultimately the White House. Two years later, the hoped-for vacancy on the court has arrived and Biden is standing by his pledge. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - The U.S. secretary of state will meet with NATO and G-7 members to talk punitive measures following reports of Russian war crimes against Ukraine. - "I find an exquisite joy when I search deeply in the recesses of myself, and if anything original is to come from me, it can only come that way." - A listener finds a pile of bones in the woods. One in particular catches his attention. - B” is for Barnwell, Robert Woodward (1801-1882). Educator, congressman, U.S. senator. - Ethical investing is popular with many Americans, but what is it exactly and how does it work? (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 23, 2022.) - Fed up with Mexico's non-interventionist policy after Russia invaded Ukraine, Héctor Rodríguez sends his Mexican American superhero to Mariupol in the latest issue of the series. - NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Neil Irwin, chief economic correspondent for Axios, about what is causing the hot home-selling season this spring. - With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion — not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too. - Ukraine has been receiving a stream of weapons from the United States and NATO for the past several weeks. Like the goods that come to your door, these weapons have to go through a supply chain. - Democrats hope to benefit from rising support for unions — even as they face a brutal path to maintaining control of Congress in this fall's midterm elections. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. 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SC Public Radio News - Republicans in the South Carolina Senate don't appear to be in any rush to make their state the 49th in the county to pass a hate crimes law. Democrats in the House gathered Tuesday to talk to reporters and put pressure on senators to act on a bill that adds penalties to violent crimes based on someone's motives. The House passed the bill in 2021, although it removed hate crime penalties for property crimes such as painting a swastika on a synagogue. Senate Republicans say police and prosecutors do a good job handling hate crimes without a separate law. If the bill doesn't pass this year, supporters will have to start all over again. - Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it'd be good if the person named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer doesn't have an Ivy League degree. The bipartisan message from the South Carolina lawmakers aligns with the background of a South Carolina judge they've praised as a good candidate for the seat. Eight of the court's nine current members attended law school at Harvard or Yale. President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Clyburn says Biden should be concerned about the court's lack of educational diversity, too. Graham tells CBS "It's OK" to get your law degree at a public university. - The James Webb Space Telescope will enable scientists to detect energy from millions of years ago. - At Joe Biden's lowest moment in the 2020 campaign, influential Rep. Jim Clyburn suggested that Biden should pledge to put the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden made that promise at a Democratic debate, and Clyburn says that was key to turning out the Black support that helped Biden win the South Carolina primary and ultimately the White House. Two years later, the hoped-for vacancy on the court has arrived and Biden is standing by his pledge. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - The prestigious golf tournament tees off Thursday, with Tiger Woods announcing that he plans to participate for the first time since a serious car crash in 2021. He'll see plenty of competition. - A family received a $4,928 bill that was settled with the health system 18 months earlier, resurrecting painful memories. Hospital billing experts say this distressing scenario occurs frequently. - Scientists are trying to understand PTSD and other human disorders by studying emotion-related brain circuits in animals, which research suggests may have a lot in common with the human brain. - The Amazon Labor Union was born Friday after an improbable victory for Chris Smalls over Amazon. Smalls and his friend Derrick Palmer spoke to NPR on Twitter Spaces. - Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months. - Workers were forced to abandon the shelter for weeks as Kyiv was bombarded by Russian troops. Now that the occupying forces are gone, volunteers returned to find hundreds of dead dogs. - In the wake of Idaho's upcoming ban on most abortions, Oregon is preparing for an increase in demand for the procedure. The state is investing millions to help patients and providers most affected. - More and more nonprofits are bringing Americans with opposing political views together for civil discussions on divisive issues. Critics question whether these encounters produce lasting results. - A #MeToo moment may be growing in a country where top movie directors have signed a petition expressing outrage over allegations of sexual violence in the film industry. - Researchers found that most people share similar preferences when it comes to smell, and it has little to do with their cultural background. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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SC Public Radio News - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' - A bill that would give everyone who files an income tax return in South Carolina a rebate of at least $100 is speeding its way through the state Senate. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed the $2 billion bill, which also includes cutting the top income tax rate in the state from 7% to 5.7%. The proposal would give people who owe no state income tax $100 and filers would get the tax they pay back up to $700. The proposal now heads to the Senate floor. The sometimes long-winded Senate Finance Committee debated the bill for less than 20 minutes. - Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has paused construction on the team's $800 million practice facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina citing concerns over a lack of funding from the city needed to complete the project's infrastructure. Tepper has invested $170 million into the project, according to a statement from a spokesman for Tepper Sports and Entertainment on Monday. In the statement, it says TSE has "been unable to contribute the agreed upon investment to fund the construction of the public infrastructure." The practice facility was set to open in 2023. - Families with ties to Ukraine, Russia and Poland share their fears while collecting donations for the people of Ukraine. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - The Bantu word 'ubuntu' conveys humanity and shared experience. Current and future healthcare professionals Upstate are channeling it. But you don't have to be a medic to find connection. More Stories - Ayesha Rascoe talks to energy analyst Kevin Book about the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve and what role it plays in prices at the gas pump. - Hawk elevated his sport. But in middle age, it's become hard on his body. NPR spoke with the skateboarding icon about his new documentary, Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. - Fans in North Carolina react to the clash between what may be college basketball's biggest rivalry, as UNC wins over Duke and is headed to the national championship. - As the invasion of Ukraine enters its sixth week with signs of a Russian pivot, we get the latest from Kyiv. - New York policymakers are facing pressure to roll back the changes they made to the state's cash bail system three years ago. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jon Campbell of WNYC about it. - Starbucks founder and two-time CEO Howard Schultz is coming back to the company as interim leader. His return coincides with a widespread union drive by the chain's employees. - Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton VPN, about the jump in Russians using virtual private networks to access websites blocked by their government. - We take a moment to remember Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist whose body was found north of Kyiv. - Ayesha Rascoe talks to pediatrician Adiaha Spinks-Franklin, of Texas Children's Hospital, about the risks of early onset puberty and its complicated relationship with COVID-19. - NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Jim Frost of Albuquerque, New Mexico and puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates - Wednesday, Apr 20 Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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SC Public Radio News - Small earthquakes are still shaking the ground near South Carolina's capital city. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 1.7-magnitude earthquake happened early Tuesday just east of Elgin. A slightly larger quake occurred eight hours later just a few miles away, That's more than two weeks after a larger convulsion and outside the window geologists typically expect for aftershocks. Those tremors were the 11th and 12th earthquakes in just a few square miles since a 3.3-magnitude quake on December 27. - Four activist groups are urging a South Carolina city to create an independent body to oversee efforts to reduce racial disparities in its police department. The recommendation for the city of North Charleston comes from Charleston Area Justice Ministry, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Charleston's Black Lives Matter chapter and the American Civil Liberties Union. The Post and Courier reports that the groups say public oversight is needed as the city works to address findings of an audit. That audit found racial disparities in police department practices, including field interviews, use of force, arrests and traffic stops. - Gov. Henry McMaster's suggestion for how South Carolina spends billions of extra dollars contains some familiar requests he hasn't got in his five years in office — like cutting income taxes. But the governor is sprinkling in some new proposals, such as $2,000 bonuses for school bus drivers, $3 million to expand election audits and $100 million to South Carolina's aging health lab. McMaster released his budget request Monday. The General Assembly controls what gets spent, but lawmakers have had a good relationship with the governor. At the top of McMaster's budget is cutting the income tax rate from 7% to 6% over five years, costing $177 million a year. - Prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is scheduled for a virtual hearing Monday as a judge could consider lowering the $7 million bond she set last month. Prosecutors have accused Murdaugh of stealing more than $6.2 million from clients by funneling the cash through a fraudulent bank account. His lawyers say Murdaugh has no money anymore and can't afford the $7 million bond. He's been jailed since his arrest in October, and a different judge in a civil suit froze his assets in November. Murdaugh's legal troubles began after his wife and son were found shot dead outside a family home last summer. Their killings are still unsolved. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - Albert Pujols is making his return to St. Louis after more than 10 years away. Cardinals fans have given him a warm welcome home despite a bitter breakup after the 2011 World Series. - A bill allowing limited use of medical marijuana in South Carolina is heading to the House floor. That is the furthest the proposal has made it during the eight years its passionate supporters have been pushing for it. A House committee voted 16-3 in favor of the bill Thursday. The bill's sponsor said if it passes, South Carolina's law would be one of the most conservative of the nearly 40 states that allow marijuana for medical use. Smoking the drug would be illegal. Instead patients would have to use oil, salves, patches or vaporizers. The illnesses that can be treated are specified, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, sickle cell anemia, autism and some post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses. - The satellite image lends credence to the idea that Russia may have exposed its troops to unhealthy levels of radioactivity. - At least nine hurricanes are predicted by researchers at Colorado State University. Four of those are expected to be Category 3 or higher. - After protracted negotiations between Major League Baseball's owners and players led to a 99-day lockout, baseball officially begins with new rules and new faces. - Mandel's latest work is an ingeniously constructed, deeply absorbing novel that summons up three fully realized worlds in three distinct time periods — including the 25th century. - Nomadland author and Atlantic journalist Jessica Bruder explains how health advocates and activists are preparing ways to provide abortions if Roe is either overturned or weakened by the SCOTUS. - It was a sunny day in mid-March. The sky was blue. It felt like spring. Then the attack began on City Hospital No. 2. Doctors tell what it was like — and what's going on now. - China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory." - This highly contagious virus first appeared only about two months ago — and already it's killed around 23 million chickens and turkeys. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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SC Public Radio News - South Carolina Supreme Court associate Justice Kaye Hearn has been elected to another six-year term. Hearn was one of more than three dozen judges put on the bench by the General Assembly on Wednesday. There were no contested races, but in several races at least a few House members and occasionally a few senators voted against the only candidate. Hearn, who became just the second woman ever on the state Supreme Court in 2010, won her latest term on a 122-13 vote. Lawmakers also voted for seats on the state Court of Appeals, Circuit Court and Family Court. - A school choice bill in South Carolina has lawmakers, teachers and school administrators mostly in agreement. The bill would require every school district in the state to offer some type of program to send children to a school outside their zoned areas. It also would allow children to go to a school in a different district. A Senate subcommittee rekindled the proposal at a meeting Wednesday. The bill puts some limits on choice — schools, classes and programs can't get overcrowded and choice students would have to find their own transportation. Senators in the subcommittee didn't vote on the bill Wednesday, saying they want to make some tweaks first. - The fact that Michelle Childs is under consideration to fill a Supreme Court vacancy comes as no surprise to some of her legal colleagues in South Carolina. The federal judge has emerged as a possible nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as President Joe Biden seeks to fulfill his pledge to put a Black woman on the nation's highest court. South Carolina attorney Vickie Eslinger says she hired Childs out of law school and quickly saw her as a lawyer capable of meeting tough challenges. When Childs was a state judge, South Carolina's then-Chief Justice Jean Toal often had Childs substitute on the appellate bench, in part because Toal saw a higher court in Childs' future. - Festival founder and artistic director Lee Pringle previews the works and performers coming to three historic venues February 2nd-5th. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - "Squire" is about a young girl who dreams of becoming a knight. - Gov, Doug Ducey has floated the idea of a $1 billion desalination project to take the salt out of seawater from Mexico and pump it back into the Colorado River. - Survivors from nearby Bucha are describing execution-style shootings and conditions too dangerous to retrieve family members' bodies. - The population of Poland's second-largest city, Krakow, has grown 20% in the last month. - Ths bill is now headed to the governor to be signed into law. - The U.S., the European Union and other partners are announcing new sanctions against Russia in response to the civilian deaths revealed in Ukraine this week. - The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days. - More than 150,000 displaced Ukrainians now live in Krakow, increasing the population by 20% in just a few weeks. Now the city is helping them find long-term housing, jobs and spots in schools. - South Carolina Democrats lined up more than 1,000 amendments in a symbolic attempt to delay a vote on a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges. Between the four boxes of amendments and a tornado warning that evacuated the chamber, they stretched Tuesday's debate for nearly seven hours. But the Republican majority won, passing the bill on an 82-28 vote about 9:15 p.m. The legislation would require athletes to compete with the gender listed on their birth certificates. About a dozen states have already passed similar legislation. The bill needs one more routine approval before heading to the state Senate. - Weather forecasters planned to survey damage from several possible tornadoes in Georgia and South Carolina, but said that effort could be interrupted by the potential for more storms Wednesday. Tuesday's storms killed at least two people — one in Texas and another in Georgia — and left thousands of people without power across the South. According to the website PowerOutage.us, more than 7,000 customers in Texas and more than 5,000 in Georgia remained without power early Wednesday. The national Storm Prediction Center says several tornadoes are expected across a large part of the South on Wednesday. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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SC Public Radio News - South Carolina Supreme Court associate Justice Kaye Hearn has been elected to another six-year term. Hearn was one of more than three dozen judges put on the bench by the General Assembly on Wednesday. There were no contested races, but in several races at least a few House members and occasionally a few senators voted against the only candidate. Hearn, who became just the second woman ever on the state Supreme Court in 2010, won her latest term on a 122-13 vote. Lawmakers also voted for seats on the state Court of Appeals, Circuit Court and Family Court. - A school choice bill in South Carolina has lawmakers, teachers and school administrators mostly in agreement. The bill would require every school district in the state to offer some type of program to send children to a school outside their zoned areas. It also would allow children to go to a school in a different district. A Senate subcommittee rekindled the proposal at a meeting Wednesday. The bill puts some limits on choice — schools, classes and programs can't get overcrowded and choice students would have to find their own transportation. Senators in the subcommittee didn't vote on the bill Wednesday, saying they want to make some tweaks first. - The fact that Michelle Childs is under consideration to fill a Supreme Court vacancy comes as no surprise to some of her legal colleagues in South Carolina. The federal judge has emerged as a possible nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as President Joe Biden seeks to fulfill his pledge to put a Black woman on the nation's highest court. South Carolina attorney Vickie Eslinger says she hired Childs out of law school and quickly saw her as a lawyer capable of meeting tough challenges. When Childs was a state judge, South Carolina's then-Chief Justice Jean Toal often had Childs substitute on the appellate bench, in part because Toal saw a higher court in Childs' future. - Festival founder and artistic director Lee Pringle previews the works and performers coming to three historic venues February 2nd-5th. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - The prestigious golf tournament tees off Thursday, with Tiger Woods announcing that he plans to participate for the first time since a serious car crash in 2021. He'll see plenty of competition. - A family received a $4,928 bill that was settled with the health system 18 months earlier, resurrecting painful memories. Hospital billing experts say this distressing scenario occurs frequently. - The Amazon Labor Union was born Friday after an improbable victory for Chris Smalls over Amazon. Smalls and his friend Derrick Palmer spoke to NPR on Twitter Spaces. - Scientists are trying to understand PTSD and other human disorders by studying emotion-related brain circuits in animals, which research suggests may have a lot in common with the human brain. - In the wake of Idaho's upcoming ban on most abortions, Oregon is preparing for an increase in demand for the procedure. The state is investing millions to help patients and providers most affected. - Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months. - Workers were forced to abandon the shelter for weeks as Kyiv was bombarded by Russian troops. Now that the occupying forces are gone, volunteers returned to find hundreds of dead dogs. - More and more nonprofits are bringing Americans with opposing political views together for civil discussions on divisive issues. Critics question whether these encounters produce lasting results. - A #MeToo moment may be growing in a country where top movie directors have signed a petition expressing outrage over allegations of sexual violence in the film industry. - Researchers found that most people share similar preferences when it comes to smell, and it has little to do with their cultural background. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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SC Public Radio News - South Carolina has given the greenlight to firing-squad executions. The method was codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out the death sentence over the state's inability to procure lethal injection drugs. State prison officials said Friday that renovations have been completed on the death chamber in Columbia to allow for a firing squad. Legislation that took effect last May made the electric chair the state's primary means of execution while giving inmates the option of death by firing squad or lethal injection, if those methods are available. South Carolina's last execution took place in 2011. - 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner teams up with bassist Xavier Foley and Chamber Music Charleston for a Sunday afternoon performance featuring works by Schubert and Bottesini. - The State House of Representatives this week approved a new $14 Billion spending package. The new budget proposal now goes to the Senate.With over $4 Billion of additional money to spend, House members approved teacher and state employee pay raises, millions of dollars for interstate highway improvements, and $600 Million to pay for a phased-in reduction of personal income taxes.Aside from proposed personal income tax cuts, the greatest beneficiary of the flush budget is the state’s public school system. - An approaching cold front will bring a two-day risk for severe storms to the Palmetto state. The risk arrives on the heels of Wednesday's system which spawned strong thunderstorms and large hail over the Low Country. Open Space Institute works in concert with others to protect South Carolina's scenic, natural, and historic landscapes The Open Space Institute’s mission is to protect scenic, natural, and historic landscapes to provide public enjoyment, conserve habitat and working lands, and sustain communities. Over the past 40 years, the institute has saved 2,285,092 acres of land through direct acquisition, grants, and loans. Having begun by focusing on land in New York State, they have in recent years saved significant, complex, and large-scale tracts in South Carolina, Florida, and New Jersey through direct acquisitions. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. In December 2022, the Open Space Institute (OSI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced the purchase of three properties along the Santee River in South Carolina, expanding the largest contiguous block of protected coastal lands in the state. OSI’s Vice-President and Director of the Southeast, Maria Whitehead, joins Walter Edgar to talk about the acquisition and about the Institute’s plans for land protection in the state. Latest SC Lede Episodes - April 19, 2022 — A look at what's happening at the statehouse this week as the legislative session begins to wind down; an update on first quarter fundraising numbers for some of the state's top races; new inflation data; and more. - SC Lede: Spring Break Special — A Conversation with United Nations World Food Programme Director David BeasleyApril 12, 2022 — Host Gavin Jackson talks with David Beasley, former South Carolina governor, current United Nations World Food Programme Director and Nobel Prize recipient, about his humanitarian work in Ukraine. The Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review - If you are a technology entrepreneur or thinking about becoming one, there are events coming to our state’s coast that you may want to know about. Mike Switzer interviews Jess O’Brien, executive director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor in Beaufort, SC, the organization bringing TechStars Startup Weekend to their city April 29-May 1. The Myrtle Beach Techstars Startup Weekend is May 6-8. - Quality of life is always an essential part of the equation when economic developers talk to industry. Our next guest’s organization is one of many across our state working to improve that common denominator. Mike Switzer interviews Stuart White, executive director of the Congaree Land Trust in Columbia, SC. 'diSConnected': an occasional series from South Carolina Public Radio - diSConnected: Is Ayn Rand or Mother Teresa better for protecting South Carolinians with disabilities?People with disabilities are done appealing to selflessness in order to save them. Save yourself on purpose, though, and you might save a few others by accident. - School is supposed to teach kids a thing or two. Pandemic-era schooling's mix of in-class and in-home learning, however, taught them something people don't usually figure out until a lot later – who they really are. Part of South Carolina Public Radio's occasional series 'diSConnected.' More Stories - The CDC says it will end the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. But some lawmakers are concerned that lifting those restrictions could lead to a record influx of migrants. - Chris Smalls didn't rely on traditional labor groups for funding or organizing power. Instead he raised money through GoFundMe and talked to former coworkers at their bus stop and over S'mores. - Slash is one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, and while he knows his way around a fretboard, what does he know about sashes, specifically those presented at beauty pageants. - Companies that aren't bankrupt are using controversial maneuvers in U.S. bankruptcy court to block tens of thousands of suits. A woman suing Johnson & Johnson died while her case was in legal limbo. - Lonicera sempervirens is a native, non-aggressive honeysuckle wonderfully attractive to pollinators, including hummingbirds and butterflies. - Biden was far from the first U.S. president to say what he thought about Russia or its leaders — or to pay a price for it. - Waterston returns to Law & Order, glad to be working into his 80s. David Bianculli reviews the HBO series Julia. Baime discusses Walter White, a Black activist who investigated lynching in the South. - The former vice presidential candidate filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the late Don Young's House seat. Former President Trump endorsed Palin on Sunday. - In a statement, Will Smith acknowledged that his actions overshadowed other winners at the 94th Academy Awards. - The ship is part of the John Lewis class of replenishment oilers, which are named in honor of people who fought for civil and human rights, the Navy says. Rapp on Jazz highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the ColaJazz Foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state. South Carolina Public Radio News Updates Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm News and Music Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Saturdays at 7 am News & Talk Stations: Fridays at 12 pm; Sundays at 4 pm Get weekly program highlights via e-mail. News from South Carolina's business community with interviews of many small business owners, business leaders from around the state, and South Carolina's nonprofits. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m. Mon - Fri 7:51 a.m.

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