A Massachusetts state commission has chosen three finalists each for the state’s next official seal, flag and motto. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission was established in 2024 ...

After over 1,000 submissions have been reviewed, Massachusetts is one step closer to having a new flag — but there continues to be debate. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission ...

The proposed flags, which are still under review, reflect efforts to replace symbols viewed as outdated or offensive, particularly by Indigenous communities. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun directed flags statewide to be flown at half-staff Nov. 5, in which he encouraged "Hoosiers to help ...

When The Observer moved to Arkansas from another Southern city only a state away, one of the first things I noticed was the giant state flag flying from several posts around Little Rock. Why does that ...

I read with interest Matt Stout’s article in the Globe about our state flag and seal (“GOP hopefuls see an opening with state flag,” Page A1, Sept. 19). Symbols are indeed important — that much is ...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut’s governor directed U.S. and state flags to half staff to mark 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Gov. Ned Lamont said the flags will be lowered ...

Herald readers who vehemently object to changing the Massachusetts flag by a wide margin have allies on the GOP ticket for governor. Republican candidates, Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve, agree ...