Detroit Lakes, Crosslake, Pequot Lakes and Babbitt are some of the rural communities opposed to the redesigned state flag.

A flag is more than just cloth and pigment and should be a basis of unity and honor. Like the beautiful State Capitol in St.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Adam Lemire of Gardiner was selected Monday as the winner of the Maine State Flag Redesign Contest. “I am delighted by the number and quality of the submissions and the myriad ...

Secretary of State opens state flag redesign contest The public can submit designs for a new Illinois flag beginning next month, with a voting process to follow -- but the newly-formed commission ...

The effort to redesign Illinois' current flag started in earnest in August 2023, when Democratic Governor JB Pritzker approved a state senate bill establishing the Illinois Flag Commission.

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, over 165,000 — or 43 percent — were cast for the current Illinois state flag. In fact, it received more votes than the next five top designs ...

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.

The Washington state flag could be getting a makeover if a bill up for a hearing on Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting submissions for a new state flag design next week, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday. The commission ...

In recent years, several states including Mississippi, Utah and Minnesota have redesigned their flags. Texas, Colorado and New Mexico are often held up as examples of good flag designs.

The Illinois Flag Commission will accept submissions for a new state flag design Sept. 3 through Oct. 18, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced on Wednesday.