-
Gov. Henry McMaster has ended South Carolina's ongoing pandemic-related state of emergency. The Republican said during a news conference Monday that the coronavirus situation in the state had improved to the point that it was no longer necessary.
-
Since the country's founding, no Black woman has ever served as a governor in the United States. But South Carolina Democratic state Sen. Mia McLeod says she's the person who can change that, despite the fact that Democrats haven't been elected to a statewide office there in 15 years.
-
South Carolina's public schools chief says the state's governor had no legal basis for allowing parents to opt their children out of wearing masks in schools. Education Department officials wrote to districts Wednesday that Gov. Henry McMaster is "inciting hysteria and sowing division" as the school year ends. The governor on Tuesday issued an executive order letting parents opt their children out of wearing masks in public schools, citing widespread coronavirus vaccine access for adults across the state. A spokesman for McMaster did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on the department's decision.
-
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has officially hired a Columbia-based political strategist to lead his campaign for a second full term in office.
-
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has announced he will vie for his party's nomination for the 2022 South Carolina governor's race.
-
The state’s primary election is June 12. All executive office positions are up for election as well as all seven seats of the US House of Representatives.…