The commission advanced three flag finalists: a blue hill with blue-and-white waves and a star resembling a compass rose; a simple blue field featuring the state flower, the mayflower; and a crimson ...

Flag submissions that did not advance included a whale shooting lasers from its eyes and a shark wearing a pilgrim hat.

From the state flag to the motto and seal, Massachusetts has revealed its finalists. Take a look and vote for your favorites.

Massachusetts residents will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on potential new state seal, flag and motto proposals, ...

An image of one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes, its rolling prairies or some pine trees? Maybe the silhouette of a loon, a golden North Star or a nod to our long winters? A new commission has three ...

Minnesota’s state flag flies at the Capitol in St. Paul.Credit...Erica Dischino for The New York Times Supported by By Ernesto Londoño Reporting from St. Paul, Minn. Ask Minnesotans about the state’s ...

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The Milwaukee Common Council is again discussing whether to adopt the People's Flag of Milwaukee as the official city flag, although Thursday's meeting on the topic also turned into the unveiling for ...

The Minnesota State Historical Society released the more than 2,000 submissions for the new Minnesota state flag and seal on Wednesday, November 8, as the process of redesigning Minnesota's state ...

The search for a new state flag in Massachusetts is getting narrower. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission has advanced 48 favorite flags, 23 seals and 32 mottos out of over ...