COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order Wednesday ending a requirement for state agencies to spend part of their annual budget through minority-owned businesses.

The order directs state agencies to no longer spend, procure or award contracts to minority-owned businesses based on “unconstitutional and discriminatory race-based quotas” or requirements already established by state law.

The full executive order can be found below.

Under current state law , the South Carolina Department of Transportation is required to use 5% of its budget to award some highway and infrastructure funds to minority businesses. All other state agencies are required to spend 10% of their annual budget through various minority-owned companies.

McMaster said in a stat

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