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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An election to the all-male Supreme Court takes focus in SC
May 22, 2024One man and two women, of whom one is Black, are vying for an open seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court. Facing the Republican-controlled Legislature is yet another diversity predicament in the upcoming June 5 state Supreme Court election. Early last year, lawmakers... -
SC to host 20 statewide open house meetings to talk electric car infrastructure
April 15, 2024As a result of state incentives and companies like BMW in the Upstate and Scout Motors in the Midlands, South Carolina electric vehicle and battery manufacturing is ramping up. But does the state have the infrastructure to support it? Starting Monday, April 22, in Columbia... -
Who will be the next justice on the all-male SC Supreme Court?
April 11, 2024South Carolina's all-male Supreme Court will get a new justice on the bench this year. And of the six candidates who filed to fill a vacancy on the state's high court, three are women and two of the women are African American. All three male candidates are white. The... -
Clyburn steps down from House Dem leadership, says he'll run for reelection
February 16, 2024South Carolina's most powerful Democrat is stepping down from his leadership role in the U.S. House Democratic Caucus. But Congressman Jim Clyburn, 83, said Wednesday that he will run for reelection in 2024. Clyburn's represented South Carolina's 6th Congressional District... -
Lawmakers set to negotiate proposal that would loosen gun restrictions in South Carolina
February 16, 2024South Carolina lawmakers are poised to loosen gun restrictions this year. But before any proposal is signed into law, three legislators from the S.C. House and three from the Senate will negotiate their differences over a proposal that would eliminate permit requirements to... -
Round 2: SC Senate debates medical marijuana bill after House blew up ex-proposal in smoke
February 08, 2024The South Carolina Senate on Thursday adjourned for the week without taking a vote on legislation to legalize certain forms of marijuana for medical purposes. Senators will return for session at noon Tuesday, with the bill's lead sponsor, Sen. Tom Davis, holding the floor...