Mary Green
Reporter
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Mary Green covers the South Carolina State House for WIS and our sister stations WCSC in Charleston, WHNS in Greenville, WMBF in Myrtle Beach, WTOC in Savannah, WRDW in Augusta, and WBTV in Charlotte.
Prior to moving to Columbia, Mary reported for KCRG in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and WFXL in Albany, Georgia.
She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida, and attended the University of Notre Dame (go Irish!).
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Gov. Henry McMaster is calling on state lawmakers to create stiffer penalties for illegal gun possession and reform the state’s bond process.
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Protections for working moms who are breastfeeding are now in effect across the U.S., and a 2020 South Carolina state law played a key role in motivating Congress to enact them nationwide.
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As of Thursday morning, most abortions in South Carolina are now prohibited before the time many women know they are pregnant.
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Soon enough, summertime fruits and vegetables will be in season and available across South Carolina.
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After a marathon, 23-plus-hour debate, a bill that would drastically slash abortion access in South Carolina has just cleared a major hurdle.
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In just the last six months, South Carolina leaders have announced more than $15 billion in economic development investments across the state.
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A push to ban abortion from conception in South Carolina, and enact one of the most restrictive laws in the country, is now seemingly done for the year.
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South Carolina’s governor, attorney general, and a number of lawmakers are among those calling for the state to reform how it selects its judges.
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Most people who get behind the wheel on the state’s waters are not required to have any boater education or training. But, boating safety advocates are hoping to see that changed in time for the summer.
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Police chiefs from around South Carolina urged lawmakers Wednesday to pump the brakes on a push to make it easier to carry concealed guns in public.
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Some state lawmakers are looking to put more safeguards in place to ensure South Carolina’s public charter schools are held accountable to serve their students.
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Last year, South Carolina started offering paid family leave to state employees.
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Thousands of South Carolinians would get pay raises under the nearly $14 billion state budget the House of Representatives passed Wednesday.
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On the heels of a record year for economic development, state leaders say their next focus is ensuring South Carolinians are ready to fill those positions.
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State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, who represented convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in his murder trial, took the floor of the state Senate Tuesday afternoon.
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During the pandemic, many Americans discovered the ease of getting groceries delivered straight to their doorsteps.
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Conservative states have renewed the push to create taxpayer-funded programs helping parents pay for religious and other private educational alternatives.
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The legislation now awaits a debate on the Senate floor after the Medical Affairs Committee voted to advance it last week.
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Lawmakers are fast-tracking a push to criminalize trafficking fentanyl in South Carolina, where it is currently not a law.
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Legislation focused on education, healthcare, and criminal justice issues will likely be among the first bills under debate at the South Carolina State House this year.
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If passed, the program would give families state dollars to pay for their children to attend private schools.
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State law enforcement agency in South Carolina now has a new tool to track down criminals exploiting children.
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Now a state senator wants every student in South Carolina to eat for free at school, starting next year.
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South Carolina is poised to take over as the first state in the Democratic primary
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The spike comes as Americans are getting ready to gather with their loved ones over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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A group of sitting state lawmakers is now suing a South Carolina school district over allegations it is training staff to teach critical race theory, and they vow more lawsuits will follow for other schools and districts.
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The last time these six jobs, all of which are statewide elected positions, received raises was nearly 30 years ago.
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The debate, hosted by SCETV and the Post and Courier, started with a question for both candidates on what South Carolina’s abortion law should look like.
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Two of the candidates vying to lead South Carolina for the next four years say they have the plan that will keep South Carolinians safe.
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Thousands of South Carolina students, teachers, and staff were sent into lockdown Wednesday as law enforcement responded to reports of school shootings in more than a dozen counties across the state.
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As Tropical Storm Ian inches closer and closer to the coast of South Carolina, state leaders are holding a new briefing on the state’s efforts to prepare.
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The state House can accept that version and send it to the governor’s desk, where it will likely be signed into law.
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If you have an idea on how to make South Carolina better for its children or concerns about issues affecting them, your opinion is wanted.
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Less than three months after the US Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade opened the door for states to settle the issue of abortion for themselves, a Republican-led push to nearly ban the procedure in South Carolina is over for now.
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Gov. Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing Thursday for a bill that provides state employees with paid family leave for the birth, adoption or fostering of a child.
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Attorneys for three current death-row inmates are suing the state, claiming South Carolina’s methods of execution constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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Education, school, lunch, Lunch Law
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Personal finance is a required course to graduate high school in more than a dozen states, including most in the southeast.
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Nearly 20 states and the District of Columbia have these measures in place, which allow courts to temporarily take away someone’s guns if they are determined to be a threat to themselves or others.
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The spending plan puts $273.5 million more toward K-12 education than last year’s budget, with every district receiving more money for the upcoming year than the previous one.
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South Carolina leaders hope this new law, which Republican Gov. Henry McMaster commemoratively signed just minutes away from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter County on Wednesday, encourages more veterans to stay in the state once they retire from their service.
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Members of the General Assembly voted Wednesday to advance the spending plan.
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The focal point of this budget is a restructuring of South Carolina’s income tax brackets that will cut the state’s top rate down from 7% to 6.5% when people file next year.
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The decision “will likely have significant consequences” between the Senate and the House and hopefully “cooler heads can prevail.”
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A proposal to give South Carolina families state dollars to send their children to private schools is up for debate at the State House.
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The controversial “Save Women’s Sports Act” is now closer to becoming law in South Carolina than it has ever been.
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South Carolina lawmakers now have less than three months to change the state’s law on sex offenders, and if they don’t, all of the more than 17,000 registered sex offenders in the state could apply at that point to be taken off the registry.
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There’s a major push at the State House right now to cut income taxes in South Carolina, with Republican leaders and the governor looking to get it signed into law in the next few months.
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People rallied outside the South Carolina State House on Thursday morning, voicing their opposition to two abortion bills under the General Assembly’s consideration.
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Debate continued for a second day at the State House on Thursday on a bill to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina.
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