COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said the deployment of South Carolina National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. won't affect the guard's ability to respond to any emergencies back home in the Palmetto State.

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster delivers his State of the State address during a joint session of the legislative delegation on Wednesday Jan. 29, 2025. Gov. Henry McMaster agreed to send South Carolina National Guard troops to the nation’s capital after he received a phone call from by the secretary of the Army.

S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster took to social media this week to announce his plan to ban junk food and sugary drinks under the state’s federally funded SNAP nutrition program.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's office says they plan to join a growing number of states preventing SNAP benefits from being used to buy junk food.

McMaster said he plans to issue an executive order that would impose “common-sense limits” on SNAP purchases. A bill that would have banned people from using their benefits on things like candy and soft drinks failed in the State House last month. The USDA says SNAP currently supports more than 580,000 South Carolinians.

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Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he’s not ready yet to throw support behind a slate of high-profile Republicans hoping to replace him, saying instead he’s focused on the last 15 months of his term. “It’s a little early for me to be announcing for this or that candidate.

According to the Office of the Governor, Governor Henry McMaster suspended Bethune Town Councilman John Anthony Heflin from office.

I was in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, filming individuals. On that fateful day when police officers were being beaten by individuals seeking to overturn the election results, President Donald Trump did not think it was necessary to send out the National Guard.

Gov. Henry McMaster suspended John Heflin, a Bethune town councilman and former Camden Military Academy dean, after he was indicted in a child sexual misconduct case.