Author: Associated Press

Gov advises vaccine-reluctant to talk to doctors, friends

By Jeffrey Collins

South Carolina’s governor said while getting the COVID-19 vaccine was the right decision for him, other people reluctant to get the shot need to talk to friends, pastors and doctors and decide if it is best for them. Gov. Henry McMaster’s comments Thursday came as statistics show both good news and bad news with the pandemic.

3 GOP House members lose appeals over $500 mask fines

By Meg Kinnard

Three Republican U.S. House members have lost appeals challenging fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor earlier this year. The U.S. House Ethics Committee released statements noting that U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina had failed in their appeals of $500 fines issued in May.