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The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ex officio commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly, submitting an executive budget, and ...
Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 50th attorney general of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under Governor Nikki Haley.
McNair feared that the strike would lead to more strikes in other fields of work around the state. On April 25, 1969, Governor McNair ordered over 1,000 state troopers and National Guardsmen, imposed a 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, and declared a state of emergency. Some protesters defied the curfew and led the strike into the night.
Emergency services closed off a street next to the SC Governor’s Mansion Monday morning, after a construction crew reportedly hit a gas main. ... It is the official residence of South Carolina ...
According to the state constitution, the lieutenant governor can act as the governor in an emergency if the governor is temporarily disabled. ... McMaster is the oldest governor in South Carolina ...
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 ...
In New South Wales, the NSW Premier can, pursuant to the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989, declare a state of emergency due to an actual or imminent occurrence (such as fire, flood, storm, earthquake, explosion, terrorist act, accident, epidemic or warlike action) which endangers, or threatens to endanger, the safety or health of ...
South Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 23, 1788. [1] Before it declared its independence, South Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. It seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, [2] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. [3]