But in an historic first for the state and historic last for the country, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill into law on Tuesday that not only removes that battle emblem from its flag, but ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s website, the ...

The commission released potential designs earlier this year, but says it will not be able to meet a Dec. 15 deadline for ...

Sep. 27—'Woke,' white nationalist, or just a symbol of the state? The answer, truly, is blowing in the wind. Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine's flag with a modernized version of the ...

The Illinois state flag commission released the flag designs that the state legislature could end up approving. Maine’s proposed flag looks a lot like one of its old ones. That’s intentional A case of ...

After four months of discussion and more than 2,000 design submissions, Minnesota finally has a new state flag and seal. Members of the State Emblems Redesign Commission on Tuesday chose a flag design ...

A commission tasked with overseeing a process that could lead to a new Illinois state flag has selected 10 finalists for the public to consider early next year. The 20-member Illinois Flag Commission, ...

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correctionAn earlier version of this article misstated the year when the Minnesota flag was adopted. It was 1893; the seal featured on the flag was adopted in 1849. The report also misidentified the ...

Businessman and former GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Martin has spent three years trying to persuade state lawmakers to replace the Utah flag, estimating he’s shelled out $20,000 to create and ...

Most products from the 1970's -- green bean jello, lettuce molds-- don't deserve a reboot. The rainbow Pride flag might be the lonely exception. Portland designer Daniel Quasar recently launched a ...

Mississippians who’d like to display their state flag minus its Confederate imagery can rejoice in a newly approved specialty license plate. The state’s flag has long contained an image of the ...