Lawmakers Set to return for Confederate Flag Debate

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Lawmakers are set to return Monday to take up the Confederate Flag Debate at the SC State House. The General Assembly returns Monday to discuss Gov. Nikki Haley’s budget vetoes and discuss the Confederate Flag which flies on State House grounds. Several bills have been pre-filed but no specific details have been decided in terms of the debate specifics. The killing of nine black churchgoers in Charleston last month by a man police said was motivated by racial hatred and photographed holding Confederate flags has sparked renewed interest to remove the flag.