Coronavirus

Live Q&A with Mayor Benjamin: Ask your questions about stay-at-home in Columbia

If you have concerns or questions about what Columbia’s stay-at-home order means for you, one person you might want to ask is Mayor Steve Benjamin himself.

To provide clarity and guidance, Mayor Benjamin will take live questions from readers of The State from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31. .

To ask the mayor a question, sign up for an account on our comment section below — you’ll need to confirm your email address — and log in to your account.

During the live Q&A, you’ll be able to ask your questions in real time, vote on other readers’ questions you’d like to Mayor Benjamin answered, and engage in conversation with other members of the community.

The State encourages thoughtful comments from a wide range of viewpoints, and support passionate and respectful dialogue. We will not tolerate personal attacks, threats, obscenity, profanity, political campaigning or commercial promotion.

Comments in violation of these guidelines will be removed, and offending users may be suspended or banned from our platform.

This story was originally published March 30, 2020 at 10:08 AM.

Bristow Marchant
The State
Bristow Marchant covers local government, schools and community in Lexington County for The State. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2007. He has almost 20 years of experience covering South Carolina at the Clinton Chronicle, Sumter Item and Rock Hill Herald. He joined The State in 2016. Bristow has won numerous awards, most recently the S.C. Press Association’s 2024 education reporting award.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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