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A Massachusetts special commission unanimously voted to recommend a redesign of the state motto and seal plastered onto every state flag — which depicts a Native American with a saber dangling ...

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission launched an open call for proposals Thursday. It is the second effort to rethink the state's emblems since 2020, and the first one ...

Though the COVID-19 state of emergency in Massachusetts has been over for more than a month, the State House remains closed to the public. Multiple commission members expressed interest in holding ...

Also before the vote, Brig. Gen. Leonid Kondratiuk, the historical-services director for the Massachusetts National Guard, urged his colleagues and the public to remember that the state flag, which is ...

A movement is underway to revise the Massachusetts state flag. Some people find its imagery offensive. And while the flag is seemingly everywhere, it’s easy to overlook. Even for Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa ...

The state flag over the Massachusetts State House David L. Ryan/Globe Staff. As a retired advertising creative director, ... Now we’re spending a total of $200,000 for a redesign?

A commission to consider a new flag has been proposed in Massachusetts for decades, and gone nowhere, writes Rich Barlow. But now 30 municipalities support the potential redesign of our state seal.

Eric Niermeyer’s proposed redesign begins with the red St. George’s Cross, the traditional flag of England, to acknowledge that Massachusetts has always been the hub of New England.

Some of these 10 flag redesign efforts have succeeded (Minnesota, Mississippi, Utah); some have not (Maine, Massachusetts); and others are ongoing.In states that adopted new flags, some citizens ...

Massachusetts is asking residents to help design a new state seal, flag and motto with the aim to reflect the state’s diversity and heritage. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory ...