Since 1895, the Alabama state flag has been a crimson St. Andrew’s cross on a rectangular field of white. The design was likely intended to “preserve in permanent form some of the more distinctive ...

A Massachusetts state commission has chosen three finalists each for the state’s next official seal, flag and motto. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission was established in 2024 ...

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ-TV, CBS News or Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. Plans to change the state flag of Massachusetts are suddenly a topic in the ...

Given their choices, Massachusetts residents probably feel about as enthusiasm-curbed as the governor when it comes to the subject of changing our state flag and seal. On Wednesday, Maura Healey said ...

Herald readers who vehemently object to changing the Massachusetts flag by a wide margin have allies on the GOP ticket for governor. Republican candidates, Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve, agree ...

I read with interest Matt Stout’s article in the Globe about our state flag and seal (“GOP hopefuls see an opening with state flag,” Page A1, Sept. 19). Symbols are indeed important — that much is ...

Despite receiving more than 1,000 submissions, Massachusetts still might not have a new state flag next year. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission was established by the state ...

SHEFFIELD — The town will weigh in on the statewide effort to change the Massachusetts state flag and seal, possibly joining 82 other towns that have called for a change since 2018. A warrant at the ...

Two Republican candidates for governor are making a political issue of efforts to redesign the state flag, trotting out the tired meme of cancel culture and claiming that a new flag would erase ...

Readers Say More than 3,400 voted: These finalists rose to the top for state flag, seal, and motto More than 3,400 readers responded to our poll — and they didn't hold back. The three highest-scoring ...