Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter
Reporter, Producer
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with SC Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
Stories
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The State House Gavel: SC gov signals support for direct car sales
February 04, 2025Happy Tuesday. It's finally February. Welcome to Week 4 of the South Carolina Legislative session. Lawmakers are still experiencing some floor activity delays after the ice and snow hit parts of South Carolina last month and derailed a week of session, so expect lots of... -
The State House Gavel: SC Senate OKs school voucher bill funded by Lottery
January 31, 2025Happy Friday, and happy last day of January. You made it. That means third week of the S.C. Legislature is over. It's been an incredibly busy week that was capped by Gov. Henry McMaster's penultimate State of the State and the S.C. Senate's passage of an expansive school... -
The State House Gavel: State of the State recap, SC treasurer rejects calls to resign
January 30, 2025Welcome to Thursday, the "Friday" of the Legislature's week. And it's the end of Week 3 — though it feels like Week 400. -
The State House Gavel: McMaster becomes SC's longest-serving governor
January 29, 2025Happy Wednesday. And welcome to what appears to be the busiest legislative day, with seemingly includes every hearing on the S.C. House schedule set for 10 a.m. and, later tonight, Gov. Henry McMaster will deliver his eighth State of the State. -
The State House Gavel: With ice and snow gone, what's left behind is a packed calendar
January 28, 2025Happy Tuesday. South Carolina lawmakers are back in Columbia for the third week of session after cutting back most of their schedule last week because of snow and ice. -
Nigerian man extradited to US in sextortion case that led to death of SC lawmaker's son
January 27, 2025In a first for the state of South Carolina, on Monday a Nigerian man extradited to the U.S. over the weekend was arraigned on a five-count indictment in a sextortion case that led to the death of a Rock Hill lawmaker's 17-year-old son.