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This photo provided by Justice 360 shows death row inmate Richard Moore at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 17, 2018. (Justice 360 via AP)

Hours away from execution, South Carolina man appeals to the governor for mercy

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Federal judge is skeptical about taking away South Carolina governor’s clemency power

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks during a press conference at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. McMaster is off to Germany next week of June 24, 2024, to strengthen the business ties which have helped the one time struggling Southern state to boom this century. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, file)

South Carolina governor visiting Germany, a major driver of the state’s economy

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Gov. Henry McMaster gives his State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

S.C. Democrats demand apology from Gov. Henry McCaster over ‘hunt them with dogs’ comment

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a bill banning almost all abortions in the state after he signed it into law on Feb. 18, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina ban on abortions after cardiac activity is no more after the latest legal challenge to the state’s 2021 law proved successful. The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, that the restrictions violate the state constitution’s right to privacy. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban

By James Pollard - Associated Press

FILE - Republican Gov. Henry McMaster addresses business leaders on Aug. 18, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster is seeking reelection and will face Democrat Joe Cunningham and Libertarian Bruce Morgan Reeves in the Nov. 8 election. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Henry McMaster wins history-making 2nd term in South Carolina

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic at a news conference on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster continued to urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but also repeated that whether students wear masks in class should be solely up to parents in a state where less than half the residents are fully vaccinated. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

SC Gov. Henry McMaster repeats: No mask requirement needed in schools

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., a key figure on voting rights efforts, listens to testimony at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Dems push for a new health care program as they ready to ram $3.5 trillion package through Congress

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2021 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, flashes a thumbs up to lawmakers ahead of his State of the State address in Columbia, S.C. McMaster is pushing state House members to approve a bill preventing lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed. McMaster wrote House members on Monday, April 19 saying the state’s business “should not be placed at future risk for following the recommended safety protocols which allowed them to operate and employ people during the pandemic.” (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

SC governor, biz groups push for COVID liability protection

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about vaccine distribution and abortion during a news conference in Columbia, S.C. McMaster has opened up COVID-19 vaccination to all of the state's residents ages 16 and up, saying Friday, March 26, that they could begin scheduling appointments next week and receive the vaccine starting March 31. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) **FILE**

South Carolina gov meets with Guardsmen at US-Mexico border

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

In this Jan. 27, 2021, photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about vaccine distribution and abortion during a news conference in Columbia, S.C. McMaster has opened up COVID-19 vaccination to all of the state's residents ages 16 and up, saying Friday, March 26, that they could begin scheduling appointments next week and receive the vaccine starting March 31. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) **FILE**

ACLU sues McMaster for ordering state workers’ office return

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

]South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, joined by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaks to reporters on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Columbia, S.C., on a sweeping voting and ethics bill that passed the U.S. House along mostly partisan lines last month. The two Republicans criticized the broad reforms proposed in the legislation, arguing the bill would take power away from states and lead to less secure elections. (AP Photo/Michelle Liu)

Graham, McMaster criticize sweeping voting rights bill

By MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

SC gov: $6 mil in COVID-19 money going to free computer labs

By MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

FILE - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster talks about vaccine distribution and abortion during a news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Congress just sweetened the incentives for states to extend Medicaid insurance coverage to more low-income adults, but the dozen Republican-controlled states that have spent years resisting expanding the programs have no plans to change course now. “Gov. McMaster isn’t for sale, regardless of whatever ill-conceived ‘incentives’ congressional democrats may come up with,” spokesman Brian Symmes said in a statement. “What the federal spending plan does is attempt to offer a short term solution for a long term problem.” (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)

McMaster opens COVID-19 vaccination to all in South Carolina

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster listens as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, after winning re-election, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Trump offers early endorsement for loyal SC governor

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Director Edward Simmer, right, and Gov. Henry McMaster, left, discuss the state opening up vaccines for more people at a news conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Officials announced the majority of people in the state, including teachers and people 55 and older, can get the coronavirus vaccine starting next week. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina opens up vaccine access to most of state

By MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, right, speaks during a COVID-19 briefing as state epidemiologist Linda Bell, left, looks on, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in West Columbia, S.C. As of Monday, McMaster says all businesses will be allowed to be open, as long as they adhere to social distancing and capacity limits. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

SC lifts pandemic limits on alcohol sales, mass gatherings

By MICHELLE LIU - Associated Press

Gov honors historian who found remains of Black soldiers

By THOMAS NOVELLY and The Post & Courier - Associated Press

McMaster ousts workers’ comp director over husband’s deal

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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster donates plasma to help with COVID-19 treatment, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster contracted COVID-19 in December and said this was his way to help others. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

South Carolina governor donates plasma for COVID-19 therapy

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press