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Happy Tuesday. Welcome back to a fresh week of the South Carolina General Assembly and 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. It's Week 7, but who is counting? (We all are).

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 25, 2025: we look at a different version of the school voucher bill that’s poised to move in the Statehouse; Sen. Stephen Goldfinch continues our conversation on the $1.8 billion boondoggle accounting discrepancy involving the state Treasurer’s Office; Senate LCI Committee Chairman Tom Davis breaks down the energy generation needs our state faces; and more!

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for February 22, 2025: Maayan Schechter has two deep dives on legislation from the Statehouse as we focus on education funding and vouchers; we have a small tidbit for our 2026 WATCH and some action from Washington on the budget reconciliation process; and more!

In this Sonatas & Soundscapes feature that aired Friday, February 21^st, host Bradley Fuller hears from Yuriy Bekker—who directs the College of Charleston Orchestra and is Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra—as well as two of the college orchestra’s student musicians: William Railey and Nallely Macias.

The three share about their excitement ahead of a Carnegie Hall debut for the CofC Orchestra and the Charleston Symphony and Youth Orchestra.

The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in September that the state cannot spend public taxpayer dollars on private school tuition. The decision cited a state constitutional prohibition on spending public money for the direct benefit of any religious or other private institution.

With all of the national discussion about Trump tariffs, we thought it would be a good idea to talk to someone locally about what the tariffs could mean for our state.