Next time South Carolina has hazardous weather conditions, state employees in Richland and Lexington counties will have to look to the governor’s office about whether to report to the office.
Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday issued an executive order to have him decide whether state offices in the two Midlands counties stay open during hazardous weather.
Previously, as in the 44 other counties, the state offices followed closure decisions made by county government officials where the state offices are located, unless otherwise directed by the governor…