Tag: Minnesota state flag
Champlin approves resolution to continue flying old Minnesota state flag
The City of Champlin voted 3-2 Monday night to continue flying the old Minnesota state flag at city-owned property. The vote came after a...
Fair game: Minnesota fairgoers dish on new flag as designer defends...
The fight over Minnesota’s new state flag isn’t letting up. From rural counties refusing to fly it, to nearly 40,000 people signing a petition...
The man behind Minnesota’s new flag: social media posts reveal striking...
The fight over Minnesota’s new state flag has turned into one of Alpha News’ top stories of the year, with petitions, county revolts, and...
Petition to reinstate Minnesota’s original state flag reaches 10K signatures
A petition to reinstate Minnesota’s original state flag—after it was redesigned by a committee—has surpassed 10,000 signatures.
The petition, filed on Change.org, is approaching 11,000...
‘That Tim Walz guy’ drove Joe Rogan to endorse Trump
Podcast titan Joe Rogan told his audience last week that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s entry into the presidential election race was a major factor in his decision to publicly endorse Republican...
Walz compares keeping Minnesota state flag with ‘saving the Confederate battle...
On a Twin Cities radio show earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dismissed Republican efforts to keep Minnesota's current state flag.
"Minnesota is a...
Flag redesign commissioner signs onto lawmakers’ report criticizing new flag and...
Two Republican lawmakers who served as non-voting members of a commission that redesigned a new state seal and flag late last year have authored a “minority report” criticizing...
Flag redesign member says many in tribes don’t ‘support this colonial...
The State Emblems Redesign Commission charged with creating a new flag and seal for Minnesota made one more modification to its final state seal rendering on...
New flag set to fly across Minnesota
Thirteen residents of Minnesota appointed to redesign the state’s flag voted to approve a final rendition on Tuesday of what is likely to begin flying across...
Will commission strip the year ‘1858’ or state motto from new...
A task force appointed this summer by the legislature and Gov. Tim Walz is nearing its Jan. 1 deadline to approve a new state seal...