Concerned teachers and parents hold vigil for students and staff lost to COVID-19
According to the group SC for Ed, 61 students and staff have died since the start of the pandemic.
Governor Henry McMaster
State Fiscal Accountability Authority holds meeting Tuesday
State funding and spending has become increasingly more important during the pandemic. Serving as the chairman, Governor Henry McMaster sat in on the State Fiscal Accountability Authority meeting Tuesday.
SC drivers can get a new license plate that helps raise money for cancer research.
A new ‘Drivers for a Cure’ license plate is coming to the Palmetto State, which will raise money for cancer research.
Military leaders share concerns and successes of past year with SC Governor
While improvements to infrastructure are going on at Fort Jackson, the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs secretary says there are quality of life concerns for military members.
McMaster: Build I-73 with $300M in COVID relief and surplus
By Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants lawmakers to set aside $300 million in federal COVID-19 relief money and surplus money to pay for the first segment of a long-desired interstate link between Interstate 95 and Myrtle Beach.
Governor McMaster asking for stay on court injunction of proviso on school mask mandates
Governor Henry McMaster says he filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals, asking for a stay on the injunction of a budget proviso regarding mask mandates in schools, pending an appeal.
Governor McMaster speaks at conference honoring charter school partners
Governor Henry McMaster joined multiple motivating speakers today at the first Kids First Conference.
Official: Ruling means S. Carolina schools can require masks
By Jeffrey Collins
School districts in South Carolina now have the authority to require masks and should check with their lawyers on what kind of accommodations they need to make for medically vulnerable students, the state’s education chief said Wednesday.
Governor McMaster vows to fight district court ruling on school mask mandates
Tuesday, a federal district court granted a request to block South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools. Governor McMaster says an appeal has been filed, and they will fight the ruling up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
Governor McMaster recognizes 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Freedom Award recipients in SC
Governor Henry McMaster recognized two South Carolina employers named as 2021 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipients.
