State leaders react to Colin Powell’s passing due to COVID-19
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“We can do better,” said Mayor Steve Benjamin. “We must do better. We have to work together.”
The governor’s stance has been consistent, as has that of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. Earlier this summer, he announced a city wide mask mandate for 43 elementary and middle schools in the city.
“Children are dying today because we refuse to get vaccinated,” she said. “I don’t know what else I can tell you except that if we continue down this path, we’re going to be in more trouble than we ever thought we would be.”
“As we have stated, the City of Columbia and our ordinance requiring facemasks in schools are not in violation of any state law. In fact, we are in compliance with South Carolina Constitutional law, which makes it our legal and ethical obligation to protect the health, safety and well-being of our citizens,” said Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin in a statement regarding AG Wilson’s lawsuit.
