Gavin Jackson
Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.
Gavin's career as a multi-faceted journalist began in 2011 at the Morning News where he wrote, shot photos and video for daily stories in print, online and broadcast. His local political coverage got him hired onto The Post and Courier’s Statehouse bureau team in fall 2015. He covered the presidential primaries, Gov. Nikki Haley, the legislature and more. South Carolina ETV hired him in 2017 as their only news and public affairs reporter in an effort to grow SCETV’s news presence.
Gavin hosts SCETV’s weekly public affairs show This Week in South Carolina and the weekly South Carolina Lede podcast.
Stories
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The State House Gavel: Senate votes to remove treasurer after $1.8B error. Eyes now on House
April 22, 2025The state Senate in a special Monday hearing voted to oust Treasurer Curtis Loftis. A breakdown of what we're watching in Week 15 of the legislative session that includes sports wagering in the House and the Senate's $14 billion state general fund debate. -
The State House Gavel: Senators start removal process of SC treasurer over $1.8B error
April 21, 2025The South Carolina Senate will meet on Monday for a first-in-the-modern-era hearing to decide whether Republican Treasurer Curtis Loftis, first elected in 2010, should be removed from public office. It is not an impeachment proceeding, but another process authorized by the... -
The State House Gavel: House, Senate education chairs strike compromise on K-12 voucher bill
April 17, 2025With the General Assembly out Thursday, we are skipping Friday's usual post, and, instead, we will have a special edition of The State House Gavel Monday previewing the Senate's hearing over whether to remove Treasurer Curtis Loftis from office for willful neglect of duty... -
The State House Gavel: Senate tacks on tort reform to House liquor bill, gov pick advances
April 16, 2025Gov. Henry McMaster is in Atlanta on Wednesday for The Battery Show South to talk all things electric vehicles and manufacturing investment in South Carolina. He told SC Public Radio Tuesday that there "is a place" for electric vehicles. -
The State House Gavel: Treasurer goes to GOP faithful as fight over $1.8B error heats up
April 15, 2025Maayan Schechter went to the Upstate for the Greenville GOP Convention, offering a preview of the 2026 Republican race for governor. What we're watching in Week 14 of the legislative session as the deadline for lawmakers to go home nears. -
State Budget: A Tradition Unlike Any Other
April 12, 2025On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for April 12, 2025: the Senate Finance Committee approves its version of the $14.5 billion state budget and eliminates earmarks; what’s in the hands-free device driving bill that moved out of the House for the first time ever; Scott...