Latest Henry McMaster News
Treasurer denies South Carolina Senate accusation he risked cyberattack in missing $1.8B case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Days after a contentious public hearing with state senators, Treasurer Curtis Loftis nearly put South Carolina's entire financial system at risk of a cyberattack by saying he was going to post reams of account data online, according to a report released Tuesday. ...
Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
DETROIT (AP) — On the eve of a vote on union representation at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory, Gov. Bill Lee and five other southern governors are telling workers that voting for a union will put jobs in jeopardy. About 4,300 workers at VW's plant in Chattanooga will start voting...
South Carolina governor undergoes knee surgery for 2022 tennis injury
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster underwent a minor, elective knee surgery Thursday morning for a tennis injury he sustained two years ago, the governor's office said in a statement. McMaster, who is the third oldest governor in the country at age 76, tore his...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Times and Democrat. March 23, 2024. Editorial: Protecting farmland vital for S.C. Neeses farmer Ken Griffith wrote recently about development. While one might see land use as an issue in fast-growing counties such as Lexington, Beaufort, Charleston and...
South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn't know where the money came from or where it should go
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and state and private accountants are still trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go. “It's like going into your bank and the bank...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Times and Democrat. March 16, 2024. Editorial: Hoping for best with the state’s new gun law Any adult who can legally own a gun can carry one openly in South Carolina now that the General Assembly and Gov. Henry McMaster have put so-called “constitutional carry”...
South Carolina to remove toxic waste from historic World War II aircraft carrier
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would imperil the commercial shipping industry and coastal ecosystems central to the South Carolina port city's identity. The removal of...
South Carolina's governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. McMaster signed the bill into law 12 days ago as soon as it hit his desk, allowing open...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Index-Journal. March 9, 2024. Editorial: New SC gun law way too restrictive We don’t get it. Gov. Henry McMaster should have sent lawmakers back to work on the open-carry permitless gun law he signed Thursday. Way, way too restrictive....
Tighter proposed South Carolina budget would include raises for teachers and state workers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Teachers and state employees would get raises under a spending plan being debated by the South Carolina House this week, but many other state agency requests are being rejected as the influx of money from pandemic relief and good economic times slows. South...
