Russ McKinney
Russ McKinney
Reporter, Producer
Russ McKinney has 30 years of experience in radio news and public affairs. He is a former broadcast news reporter in Spartanburg, Columbia and Atlanta. He served as Press Secretary to former S.C. Governor Dick Riley for two terms, and for 20 years was the chief public affairs officer for the University of South Carolina.
Stories
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SC General Assembly Formally Adjourns 2021 Session
May 14, 2021This was the final week of the state legislature’s regular session. While the last days of the session didn’t conclude with a grand finale of last-minute accomplishments like in many past sessions, for conservative members of the General Assembly this was a year of signal... -
Two Key Bills Approved in SC General Assembly with One Week Remaining in Session
May 07, 2021Two controversial bills important to the Republican majority made it through the state legislature this week with a week to spare in this year’s session. Bills that could see the resumption of the death penalty, and handguns allowed to be carried in public won final approval... -
High Profile Bills Remain Alive as S.C. Legislative Session Nears End
April 30, 2021With just two weeks left in this year’s regular session of the state legislature, the fates of a number of high-profile, controversial bills that backers hope to see enacted into law this year remain unclear. Bills that would create a hate crimes law and legalize the use of... -
SC Senate Passes Santee Cooper Reform Bill
April 23, 2021After almost four years of investigations, recriminations, hearings and debate following the V-C Summer nuclear debacle, both the South Carolina House and Senate have now passed bills to bring major reform to state owned utility Santee Cooper. -
S.C. Schools Slated to Get $3 Billion in Pandemic Relief
April 09, 2021Since the unexpected closing of schools just over a year ago, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and public officials have grappled with how to keep the state’s 767,000 school children from falling too far behind. -
State House Money Matters
April 02, 2021- Pandemic Economy, Projected Tax Revenues, and Calls for Medicaid Expansion -