//Hate crime bill starts journey through S Carolina Statehouse

Hate crime bill starts journey through S Carolina Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would make South Carolina the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law has started its journey through the Statehouse.

The proposal allows harsher penalties for killings, assaults, stalking, vandalism and other crimes motivated by hatred for someone’s race,