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 heads to special session
May 12, 2023SC GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEADS TO SPECIAL SESSION This year’s regular session of the General Assembly ended late Thursday, May 11, 2023. It ended where it began with Republicans attempting to enact a new, restrictive abortion bill. A House committee this week approved and sent to... -
Bond reform bill on way to passage in SC General Assembly
April 14, 2023With less than a month to go in this year’s session of the General Assembly it appears lawmakers will enact legislation they view as a priority under the broad description of judicial reform. Specifically, reducing the number of illegal weapons used in violent crimes, and... -
Major bills vying for passage in SC General Assembly
March 31, 2023April will be the last full month for this year’s session of the General Assembly, and as the final weeks approach many of the session’s major bills are still pending. -
Senate panel recommends removing Comptroller General Eckstrom from office
March 16, 2023In an un-precedented move Wednesday, March 15, a special committee of the State Senate recommended that the General Assembly remove from office Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom for "willful neglect" of duty. -
SC House passes open carry bill
February 24, 2023State lawmakers have a long list of Public Safety bills on their agenda for this legislative session. That list includes cracking down on violent offenders being chronically released on bond, stemming the fentanyl epidemic, allowing capital punishment to resume, and pay... -
GOP passes new abortion bills and teaching restrictions in General Assembly
February 10, 2023The Republican controlled legislature’s conservative agenda was front and center at the Statehouse this week. Lawmakers advanced new, but not so new abortion bills, a bill that would restrict what teachers can teach in their classrooms, and elected a new Supreme Court...