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Old Glory is the only flag flying outside Detroit Lakes City Hall. You won’t see the Minnesota state flag — the retired one ...
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s state flag is set to undergo a makeover. The move to redesign the flag comes after years of criticism about the current flag’s outdated images.
In May 2023, the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill to redesign both the flag and the state seal. But there have been calls to change the flag dating back to the 1960s, CNN previously reported.
Research/Study Right-wing media attack Minnesota's state flag redesign with “great replacement” theory rhetoric. Conservatives claimed that a finalist design looked like the flag from a Somali ...
The legislature established the State Emblems Redesign Commission during the 2023 session to redesign Minnesota's flag and seal. The reason for the change, according to state officials, was twofold.
Minnesota's state flag is about to get a long awaited redesign. A new state commission starts its work Tuesday and has until Jan. 1 to come up with a new state flag and seal.
MINNEAPOLIS — The state panel tasked with choosing a new Minnesota flag and seal picked the design finalists this week from a pool of 2,600 submissions. The 13-member State Emblems Redesign ...
Minnesota's State Emblems Redesign Commission voted 11-1 to approve a new flag design, which, pending legislative approval, will begin flying in May 2024.
Minnesota is asking for help in redesigning its state flag. Its residents have taken the creative task to heart, submitting more than 2,600 ideas – filled with stars, hockey sticks, a tater tot ...
The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that it received over 2,000 submissions for its call for ideas to change the state's flag in November. The entries ranged from the ...
The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission (SERC, opens new tab), established, opens new tab in 2023 by a state house bill, opens new tab, presented its design for a new state flag in ...
From a distance, it’s hard to tell if this is Minnesota’s flag or one of the 19 other state flags that look just like it. Up close, it’s hideously racist.