Flags in The News
New state flag? Minnesota House passes bill with commission to consider redesign
-CBS News (Minnesota)

Should Minnesota redesign its state flag? There’s a redesign bill in the legislature, but WCCO’s Marielle Mohs shows us how a classroom of 7th graders is already one step ahead of lawmakers. (CBS News)

"Minnesota's state seal and flag could get a revamp thanks to a bill moving forward in the state legislature.

The state House on Friday approved a state government spending package, which includes a provision to create a 13-member State Emblems Redesign Commission that will submit a report to the legislature with new designs by January 1, 2024, for lawmakers to consider.

Minnesota's current flag is its state seal on a blue backdrop. Supporters of making a change say it doesn't abide by the tenets of "good flag" design and suggest the current symbolism has racist undertones. It depicts Native American on horseback riding as a farmer tills the land." (Read More)

Posted May 22, 2023

Flags in The News
Group braves rain, high grass to place flags at Greenwood
-New Castle News

More than two dozens volunteers pause for a photo before spreading out across the 46-acre Greenwood Cemetery on Saturday morning to place flags on the graves of more than 930 veterans who are buried there. (Dan Irwin, New Castle News)

"The most important lessons aren’t always taught in classrooms. Sometimes, they are learned on rainy mornings amid 46 acres of wet, knee-high grass. That was the case for a handful of Kennedy Catholic students Saturday who were among the roughly two dozen volunteers that turned out to place flags on veterans’ graves at Greenwood Cemetery." (Read More)

Posted May 15, 2023

Flags in The News
Ukraine flags block Russian ambassador's path on Victory Day
-ABC News

Miniature Ukraine flags placed outside of a memorial in Warsaw, Poland (ABC News)

"Protesters and a large installation representing Russian atrocities in Ukraine blocked the path of Russia's ambassador to Poland as he sought Tuesday to place a wreath at a Warsaw memorial to Soviet soldiers on Russia's Victory Day holiday." (Read More)

Posted May 10, 2023

Kerry McCoy in The News
Girl Power
-KARK (Arkansas Style)

Kerry McCoy is a self-made woman who founded several businesses and whose story of grit and perseverance is a true gift to our town. (KARK)

Posted May 9, 2023

Flags in The News
Royals fans who decorate their vehicles with flags, bunting and stickers could be fined as much as £2,500
-This Is Money UK

Royal fans who excessively decorate their cars face prosecution if the vehicle represents a danger to other road users following the modifications (ThisIsMoneyUK)

"Royal fans run the risk of fines of £2,500, a trip to court and possible driving bans if they are too enthusiastic decorating their cars to celebrate this weekend's coronation. As King Charles III is anointed in a solemn ceremony in Westminster Abbey on Saturday, searches on Google for 'coronation decorations' have increased by 313 per cent over the past three months..." (Read More)

Posted Apr. 3, 2023

Flags in The News
City in Indiana adopts flag created by Atlanta middle schooler
-11Alive (YouTube)

"Bartow County middle school student Redman Porter loves flags and creates them for fun. The City of Frankfort, Indiana, adopted a flag he designed as their own." (Watch the Video)

Posted May 1, 2023

Flags in The News
Florida bill would stop HOAs from prohibiting displays of certain flags on homes
-Fox30

Flags that would and wouldn't be protected under a new Florida bill. (Fox 30)

"A Florida bill protecting homeowners’ right to fly certain flags outside of their homes cleared its second Senate committee Wednesday morning. In 2017 Action News Jax brought you the story of a homeowner in St. Johns County who was told by their homeowner’s association, they had to take down the Thin Blue Line flag displayed outside their home...." (Read More)

Posted Apr. 7, 2023

Flags in The News
Utah has a new state flag: Governor approves new look featuring large beehive
-USA Today

Utah has a new flag (Image: More Than A Flag)

"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation on Tuesday approving a new state flag, set to go into effect in March 2024. But Utah's current, or now historic, flag isn't going away entirely. In addition to signing Senate Bill 31 – which, despite some pushback and controversy prompting changes to the bill, was narrowly passed by the Utah legislature earlier this month..." (Read More)

Posted Mar. 24, 2023

Flags in The News
Visual Arts Review: The Dazzling Vodou Flags of Myrlande Constant
-The Arts Fuse

“Réincarnation des Morts,” Myrlande Constant. (Photo: David  D’Arcy)

"One of the dozen vodou flags by Myrlande Constant in the show Drapo (through March 25) at Fort Gansevoort in New York City is a scene with St. Patrick, clad in green, with snakes on each side. For outsiders like myself observing Haitian art, St. Patrick is the last figure that you might expect to see in a Haitian context..." (Read More)

Posted Mar. 13, 2023

Flags in The News
Massachusetts State Flag Lands In Middle of Culture Wars
-Newsweek on MSN

The state flag of Massachusetts (FlagandBanner.com)

"A local organization in Massachusetts is seeking to have the state's flag changed citing the flag's offensive imagery to indigenous individuals. "The imagery of the Massachusetts Flag and Seal - a white hand holding a Colonial sword over the head of an Indigenous person, above a Latin motto that translates: "She Seeks by the Sword a Quiet Peace under Liberty"—is seen by many as a symbol of violence against Indigenous people, and a memorial to the violent colonization of their homelands," the organization, Change the Mass Flag, says on their website..." (Read More)

Posted Mar. 7, 2023

Flags in The News
Pentagon tells service members to stop displaying giant US flags at major events
-Stars and Stripes

A U.S. Navy Leap Frog parachutes into Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena with an American flag, July 23, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyo. A memo issued Feb. 10, 2023, from the Defense Department’s public affairs office is prohibiting the use by service members of giant U.S. flags during sporting events and parachute jumps. (Sarah Post/U.S. Air Force)

"The Defense Department has a message for the service members being cheered on as they unfurl giant American flags horizontally at the Super Bowl and other major events: You're not following the rules. In a Feb. 10 memo to its public affairs offices, the department said that having service members carry the U.S. flag horizontally or land it on the ground after a parachute jump is no longer acceptable..." (Read More)

Posted Feb. 28, 2023

Flags in The News
Sanders signs bill requiring state, national flags purchased with public funds to be made in U.S.
-CBS News (YouTube)

Protesters painted a giant Ukrainian flag in front of Russia's embassy in London on Thursday, ahead of the one-year mark of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.(CBS News)

Posted Feb. 24, 2023

Dreamland Ballroom in The News
Stepping into history
-Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Performers at Dancing into Dreamland 2023 (Richard Davis)

"The historic Dreamland Ballroom was once again filled with music and dancing Feb. 11 for the fundraiser Dancing into Dreamland. Guests were greeted at the third floor ballroom with a glass of champagne and music by board member Rychy St. Vincent..." (Read More)

Posted Feb. 20, 2023

Dreamland Ballroom in The News
Dancing Into Dreamland finds its footing with Davis
-Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Matt McCoy, director of Friends of Dreamland, and his mother, Kerry McCoy, who owns Taborian Hall, stand with longtime volunteer Richard Davis. They collaborate each year for Dancing Into Dreamland, which raises money for the restoration of the Dreamland Ballroom, on the third floor of Taborian Hall. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Cary Jenkins)

"Richard Davis danced his way into Dreamland. Then he started taking extra steps to find the best dancers for Dancing Into Dreamland every year. Davis happened upon the event, which aims to raise money to restore the grandeur of the Dreamland Ballroom on the third floor of Little Rock's Taborian Hall, through friends after he started ballroom dancing at the age of 62..." (Read More)

Posted Feb. 8, 2023

Flags in The News
Sanders signs bill requiring state, national flags purchased with public funds to be made in U.S.
-Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks before signing House Bill 1023, which requires flags purchased with public funds to be made in the United States, Thursday at the state Capitol in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)

"Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday signed a bill into law that requires all state and national flags purchased with public funds in Arkansas to be made and manufactured in the United States. House Bill 1023, sponsored by Jack Fortner, R-Yellville, applies to purchases made by public entities, including state and local government agencies, courts and school districts. "I don't think there's any Arkansan who doesn't get a sense of pride or excitement when they see both the Arkansas flag and certainly the American flag," Sanders said before signing the bill..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 30, 2023

Dreamland Ballroom in The News
Dancing Into Dreamland Hits the Floor in February
-Soiree

Dancers performing at the annual Dancing Into Dreamland fundraiser. (Dreamland Ballroom)

"We think we're coming down with a case of boogie fever. Just in case, we're dusting off our dancing shoes for the return of Dancing Into Dreamland. The annual fundraiser benefits the Friends of Dreamland, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring the historic Dreamland Ballroom, and is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 27, 2023

Flags in The News
Truck driver seeking to fly vulgar anti-Biden flag sues town
-Associated Press

Louisiana State Highway 1 is seen from a Blackhawk helicopter above Grand Isle, La., on July 27, 2010. According to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, the Louisiana resort town of Grand Isle is trying to suppress free speech with an ordinance aimed at stopping a contractor from flying flags emblazoned with vulgar insults aimed at President Joe Biden and his supporters. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

"A Louisiana resort town is trying to suppress free speech with an ordinance aimed at stopping a contractor from flying flags emblazoned with vulgar insults aimed at President Joe Biden and his supporters, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The lawsuit against the barrier island town of Grand Isle says contractor Ross Brunet of Cut Off, Louisiana, works on the island regularly and has repeated flown three flags from his truck, according to court documents. One promoted breast cancer awareness. Two bore vulgarities aimed at Biden and people who voted for him..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 26, 2023

Flags in The News
AR House committee forwards bill that would require taxpayer-bought flags to be made in America (Video)
-KARK 4

The FlagandBanner.com building in downtown Little Rock (KARK)

"A bill that would require any flags bought by Arkansas taxpayer money to be made in America passed a House committee on Wednesday. The bill's sponsor said he anticipates easy passage in both chambers when the time comes." (Watch Video)

Posted Jan. 19, 2023

FlagandBanner.com in The News
Local Flag Manufacturer Weighs in on “Made in America” Flag Legislation
-FlagandBanner.com Press Release

KARK reporter Andrew Epperson interviews FlagandBanner.com President Kerry McCoy (TJ McDaniel, FlagandBanner.com media)

"In response to AR House Bill 1023, a bill that would require all flags purchased by state agencies to be made or manufactured in America, Kerry McCoy, President and Founder of FlagandBanner.com, has weighed in with her opinion on the bill. While speaking with Andrew Epperson of KARK 4 News this afternoon, Kerry had this to say..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 19, 2023

Flags in The News
GOP bill says only the American flag can fly over US embassies: No more pride, BLM flags
-Fox News

The American flag flying on a flagpole (FlagandBanner.com)

House Republicans this week introduced legislation that would prohibit flags other than the American flag from being flown over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts, after the Biden administration allowed pride flags and Black Lives Matter flags to be flown from U.S. embassies. The Old Glory Only Act, from Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, is aimed at pushing back at what Republicans say is the politicization of U.S. embassies by the Biden administration..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 12, 2023

Flags in The News
'We must keep classrooms neutral': Stoughton students protest 'political' flag ban
-The Enterprise

Stoughton High School students protest against the superintendent's policy banning "political" flags in classrooms, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Marc Vasconcellos/The Enteprise)

"Tensions rose at a Stoughton School Committee meeting Tuesday night as students, parents, teachers and community members gathered outside the school district's administrative building to protest the superintendent's policy banning "political" flags, including the Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride flags, from classrooms to keep them politically neutral..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 12, 2023

Flags in The News
Israel security minister bans Palestinian flag-flying in public
-The Guardian

The flag of Palestine (FlagandBanner.com)

"Israel’s national security minister has ordered police to ban Palestinian flags from public places in the latest crackdown by the country’s new hardline government. Itamar Ben-Gvir’s order follows a series of other punitive steps against the Palestinians since taking office late last month..." (Read More)

Posted Jan. 12, 2023

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