South Carolina should capitalize on it. Minnesota, whose governor, Tim Walz, is now the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, has had a new state flag since May.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed a bill authorizing removal of the Confederate battle flag from State House grounds. She said nine pens she used will ...

Crowds chanted "USA" as South Carolina highway patrol officers removed the flag. Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC), who the previous day signed a bill authorizing the flag's removal, attended.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Confederate battle flag no longer flies at South Carolina's Statehouse. But other symbols of the Civil-War South are unlikely to vanish soon.

A member of an honor guard from the South Carolina Highway Patrol carries a Confederate battle flag as they remove it from the Capitol grounds on July 10, 2015, in Columbia, S.C.

Well, this South Carolina 'historical commission' somehow found a way to do it," added another. TODAY's Craig Melvin, a South Carolina native, also has some concerns about the new design.

The Confederate flag has flown on South Carolina’s statehouse grounds since 1961, when it was put atop the Capitol dome to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War.