Illinois votes on a new state flag design -- and chooses the current one
The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Flags engender ...
BLM, Pride and other flags may be prohibited on public buildings under new NC bill
Flags flying above public places may be limited under a new North Carolina bill. State Rep. Brian Echevarria (R-Cabarrus) read the Depoliticize Government Property Act to the Judiciary 1 Committee ...
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Are flags half-staff on Presidents' Day? What holidays are they lowered? What to know
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession. The president may also order that the flag be flown at half-staff to commemorate the death of other ...
Why are Texas flags at half-staff? How long they should be lowered for Rep. Sylvester Turner
As you go about your day today, you may notice Texas flags flying at half-staff Thursday across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the flags at half-staff for the memorial of Congressman Sylvester ...
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Should NH change their state flag? Several lawmakers say yes: Here’s one design idea
There are two bills in the NH legislature this year that would change the current state flag, adopted in 1909. One proposes a flag featuring the iconic Old Man of the Mountain, while another would ...
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Washington State Flag Fight: Lawmakers Seek to Ditch George
Gilbert Stuart 's masterpiece is one of the most famous portraits of George Washington in history, so it was only fitting it ...
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Winner of Public Vote in Illinois State Flag Redesign Contest is ... the Existing State Flag
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced that of the nearly 385,000 votes his office received ...