Minnesota Republican leaders are ramping up their opposition to the new state flag, hoping to turn anger over the redesign into an election-year issue. Rep. Bjorn Olson, R-Fairmont, and Sen.

"The only statewide votes are for candidates, are for amendments to the Minnesota Constitution. We're not an initiative and referendum state. We don't have any kind, whether it's a flag or a bill ...

are for amendments to the Minnesota Constitution," Simon said. "We're not an initiative and referendum state. We don't have any kind, whether it's a flag or a bill or anything else for a vote." ...

Minnesota's new state flag should feature an eight-pointed ... Olson also said the process was too rushed, and that Minnesotans should vote on both the flag and seal next November.

The current Minnesota state flag was adopted by the 1957 legislature ... with Denise Mazone casting the only no vote. She favored the design with the green and white stripes.

One year after the adoption of the new state flag, Minnesotans are still coming around to the use the new symbol, albeit slowly.

Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate in the 2024 presidential election. As conservative ... around a rather surprising topic: Minnesota's state flag. These claims are demonstrably ...