Mississippi is one step closer to picking a new state flag after a commission on Tuesday advanced five final designs from the thousands of submissions received to replace the Confederate-themed flag ...

“Supporters of a flag change worked through the night to secure the remaining votes necessary for a successful vote to change the state flag,” State Representative Robert Johnson III, a ...

Mississippi is the last state in the US to feature the Confederate emblem on its flag Politicians in the US state of Mississippi have passed a resolution to replace the state flag with one without ...

The flag and seal submissions are brimming with blue motifs to symbolize what is, for Minnesotans, a way of life. The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River are also in Minnesota, and some ...

As resistance to integration mounted, Florence Mars bought a camera and began to photograph thousands of subjects, including ...

After months of debate and thousands of submissions, Minnesota has unveiled ... Several other US states have been redesigning their flags. Mississippi, for example, chose a new design in 2020 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The state of Illinois might be getting a new flag. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said public submissions for a new design are currently being accepted.

The Illinois Flag Commission has a big task ahead after receiving nearly 5,000 proposed designs for a new state flag. By the end of the year, the commission led by Democratic Secretary of State ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is reminding the public that there’s still time to submit an Illinois state flag design before the Oct. 18 deadline. Once the submission period ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The deadline is approaching for a competition to design a new Illinois State Flag, and the state wants your submission. The contest runs through October 18th.