South Carolina fails to pick official state flag again this year. Here's what happened [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

South Carolina will have to make do without an official flag for at least another year after state lawmakers failed to pick one this legislative session.

A bill for a proposed official state flag remained stuck on the Senate calendar this session and never even made it to a vote. The bill faced its main opposition from Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, who also stood against setting an official flag last year.

“We have a state flag, it’s been that way for 250 years … we’ve got one of the most recognizable flags in the nation,” Hutto said on Friday.

Attempts to reach Sen. Ronnie Cromer, R-Newberry, the bill’s sponsor, were unsuccessful Friday.

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