Mary Green
Reporter
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Mary Green reports for the KCRG-TV9 News at 10 p.m. — though you might also catch her at 4, 5, or 6, depending on the day.
Before moving to eastern Iowa, Mary started her career as a multimedia journalist at WFXL in Albany, Georgia, where she covered local government, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even a bit of snow.
Despite being born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Mary is no stranger to the Midwest. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame and loves to cheer on the Irish!
If you see Mary and her dog, a beagle named Chris Bosh, around town, please say hi! You can also reach her at Mary.Green@kcrg.com, or through Facebook or Twitter.
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A recent audit found most of the state’s public schools lack access to a counselor, and critical services like crisis counseling are even scarcer.
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During the state’s last gubernatorial race, in 2018, Democratic candidates faced off three times in debates before the June primary.
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In just over two weeks, South Carolina voters will be able to head to the polls early to cast their ballots for the June 14 primary elections.
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A law that allows employers to pay people with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage could soon be taken off the books in South Carolina.
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With just three days left on the calendar in South Carolina’s legislative session, it will be a race to the finish to advance bills to the governor’s desk by the end of next week.
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Last year, McMaster signed the “Fetal Heartbeat Bill” into law, which bans most abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, typically around six weeks, making it one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country.
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Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives elected Rep. Murrell Smith, R - Sumter, to serve as their next Speaker on Thursday in a unanimous vote.
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Jay Lucas, SC Speaker of the House, said he won’t run for re-election this November.
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One of the key markers of school accountability across the country is the percentage of students who graduate high school in four years.
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Gov. Henry McMaster and two former state superintendents of education called South Carolina’s approach to funding its schools “opaque,” “convoluted,” and “fractured."
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The governor said $227 million more overall would go to schools.
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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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Two members of South Carolina’s Capitol Hill delegation weighed in Monday on how they believe the United States should proceed in Ukraine, saying world order hinges on the outcome of the war.
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It would only allow for advance-deposit wagering, in which people place bets through an application on their phone and need to have money in their account beforehand.
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This is part of a tax cut plan moving through the South Carolina Senate, which would also cut the state’s top tax rate from 7% to 5.7%.
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State lawmakers in South Carolina are looking to put economic pressure on Russia while supporting Ukrainians.
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Private businesses that fire workers for not getting vaccinated could be hit with thousands of dollars in fines under a bill moving through the South Carolina State House.
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Legislators will next need to come to a compromise on one final spending package to send to Gov. Henry McMaster for his signature.
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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.