Mary Green
Reporter
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!).
President Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to exit the presidential race leaves open questions about what comes next, including finalizing who will be at the top of the ticket to replace him.
A new study found around 340,000 South Carolinians could benefit if the state expands Medicaid eligibility.
On Thursday, the White House announced it had canceled student loan debt for 35,000 more Americans, with more than 4.7 million people seeing these debts relieved under the Biden administration.
Teachers across South Carolina will soon head back to their classrooms, but some of them still don’t know how much they will be paid next school year.
Hundreds of thousands of South Carolinians could soon be paying more to keep the lights on and keep their homes cool.
For the next three days, hundreds of cyclists will be making their way across South Carolina.
It’s a reality causing headaches and heartburn for too many South Carolina families: Looking for childcare and calling around centers, only to find that none have room or have months-long waitlists.
A new mandate now in place across South Carolina restricts which books can be on the shelves in public libraries.
In a turn of events some at the State House, including lawmakers, called “shocking,” a bill to restrict what can be taught in South Carolina classrooms won’t become law after all.
Year after year, schools across South Carolina have dealt with challenges finding qualified, certified teachers, as the state’s educator shortage keeps growing to unprecedented levels.
Changes are coming to the way most judges are selected in South Carolina, one of two states where the legislature picks the judiciary.
Independence Day falls in the midst of what is known as the “100 Deadly Days,” the period during the summer that is more dangerous than normal for drivers, especially younger drivers.
Each year, hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money are divvied up and sent to communities across South Carolina, with zero public hearings, no open debate, and little oversight.
Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade two years ago, more than a dozen red states have enacted bans on abortion from conception.
A bill to change that process will soon be on the governor’s desk, but it is not the overhaul some wanted to see.
The South Carolina General Assembly met for what is expected to be the final day of the 2024 session Wednesday, taking up a flurry of bills and giving several lawmakers a chance to say goodbye.
A controversial new rule that could restrict which books are allowed in South Carolina public schools is now in effect.
In one week, a new agency will oversee public health services across South Carolina.
Two new agencies are poised to take the place of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) as the agency closes down on July 1.
A budget compromise reached by a small group of lawmakers Friday means South Carolina will accelerate a planned income tax cut, raise the salaries of all teachers and state employees and send more money to adult and juvenile prisons.
Advocates say South Carolina has made progress in the last year to try to curb suicide across the state.
For many families, parents can’t work if they lack childcare, which can have a major trickle-down impact on their employers and the economy.
A week from Tuesday, around 30 runoff elections will take place across South Carolina.
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Who’s in charge at the South Carolina State House has major implications for what legislation is enacted and how it affects South Carolinians’ everyday lives.
Right now, there are more than a thousand places across South Carolina where any kid can get free meals over the summer.
Women and girls make up slightly more than half of South Carolina’s population, but next year, there could be as few as two female members in the state’s 46-person Senate.
Several advocacy groups held a press conference Tuesday morning to speak about the recent removal of AP African American Studies from South Carolina’s public school curriculum.
Hurricane season is just getting underway for 2024, and South Carolina leaders say they are as prepared as ever for a major storm this year.
South Carolina is trading its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one.
A major bill to restructure South Carolina’s public health delivery system, which was found to be the most fractured in the nation, died for the year on the one-yard line at the State House last month.
Peak season is approaching for so many delicious, South Carolina-grown fruits and vegetables.
For kids and teens who suffer life-changing conditions, like brain and spine injuries, substantial care is needed to get them, literally and figuratively, back on their feet.
Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremony in Spartanburg Wednesday morning where he signed two bills pertaining to transgender care and pornographic websites.
A lack of affordable and accessible childcare is a leading cause for many young parents to leave the workforce.
Heading into November, many Americans’ focuses are on the race for the White House.
A major decision from the US Supreme Court will impact South Carolinians ��� and who represents them on Capitol Hill — for the next several years.
Medicaid expansion has long been something of a third rail at the South Carolina State House since it became an option about a decade ago.
From grocery stores to markets to roadside stands, ripe peaches will soon be fully stocked across South Carolina.
The weather is getting hotter and more humid, Memorial Day Weekend is just around the corner, and schools will be letting out soon.
For the first time in nearly a decade, South Carolina’s law to crack down on drunk driving is about to toughen up.
As the US moves closer and closer to another presidential election this November, many voters will also have their eyes on local races that affect them back home.
Gov. Henry McMaster is urging lawmakers to get a bill to him as soon as possible to ensure South Carolina has enough power to keep the lights on for years to come.
A final-hour twist on the last day of South Carolina’s legislative session killed a bill intended to fix the most fractured healthcare delivery system in the nation.
Millions of students across the country pack the same items in their bookbags every day: binders, pencils, books, and, for many, their cell phones.
The House of Representatives approved a bill to change the process by which the state’s judges are picked.
Medical marijuana, hate crimes, judicial reform, and energy expansion are all on the line this week at the South Carolina State House.
South Carolina’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant, returned to court Thursday with Planned Parenthood and the state arguing over what could be two different ways to define a heartbeat in the law.
South Carolina’s Senate is debating a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors with just days left in a 2024 session where they have largely avoided social hot-button issues.
If you buy gift-wrapping paper, livestock, or even a rollercoaster in South Carolina, you won’t pay any sales tax.
Will nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money the government lost track of end up back in South Carolinians’ pockets?
