Author: Associated Press

Cunningham would legalize marijuana if elected SC governor

Joe Cunningham — the former one-term Democratic congressman now running to unseat South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster — is pushing for medicinal and recreational legalization of marijuana, changes he says would offer health care options and spin off millions in tax revenue for state coffers.

SC governor rebuffs door-to-door vaccine help proposal

Governor Henry McMaster says he doesn’t want the federal government sending people door-to-door to convince residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. McMaster asked DHEC on Friday to ban state and local health care groups from using door-to-door tactics suggested by President Joe Biden earlier this week.