The state Public Service Commission ordered Uber to cease and desist all of its activity in South Carolina on Thursday as regulators were weighing Uber’s request for a state taxi license, and Gov. Nikki Haley, along with Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, came to their defense Friday. The governor, who has focused on industry recruitment and job growth during her time in office, wrote a letter to the commission expressing her disappointment.

In her letter, she told the state legislators and the commission members that the issue needed to be resolved. And she said that it needs to happen before they send the world a message that “South Carolina is not the kind of place they want to do business.”

She asked that the Legislature establish rules that help the service, which uses an app to dispatch drivers using their own vehicles. Gov. Haley said that there should not be any disruptions to residents’ jobs or road blocks that prevent them from traveling safely.

She pointed to the State Legislature to “take up ridesharing this year.” She added that a “framework” should be established to make Uber permanent in the state.

Shortly after Gov. Haley’s statement was released, Stavrinakis issued a statement demonstrating his support. He said that he is working alongside a “bipartisan coalition” to draft plans to allow Uber to operate legally in South Carolina. He added that a bill could filed as early as next week.

Stavrinakis also said that he was disappointed in the government’s decision to shut down Uber. He said that Uber has not only provided jobs for people in the community, but it has also “provided a safer way to travel in our city and state.”

In September, Raiser, which is Uber’s subsidiary that runs the app, had applied for a license to run in South Carolina. This was just a few months prior to Uber starting to operate in Myrtle Beach, Greenville, Charleston and Columbia.

On Jan. 26, a public hearing was scheduled to determine how to regulate the service. But on Tuesday, it was canceled due to a conflict about documents Raiser was supposed to provide to another party in the case, Checker Yellow Cab Co.

Efforts to get the hearing underway again failed, and later in the week, the Commission ordered Uber to stop operating completely. They said it would not operate until the public hearing could be rescheduled and issues could be resolved.

Raiser, looking to be reconsidered, filed a petition. Uber notified its users of the cease and desist order from the Commission in an email Friday.

Drivers continued to defy the government’s decision to halt Uber’s services Friday in Myrtle Beach, Greenville, Charleston and Columbia. Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett said that Uber will stay committed to providing South Carolinians with “greater opportunity and choice” as well as challenge order.

Regulators for transporting passengers by local police or for transporting passengers between cities for trips made within those cities will be ticketing Uber drivers. Officials said that they expect drivers and taxi companies to have equal standards in the cities where Uber originally operated. However, not all are enforcing the rules, and they are waiting for answers from state regulators.