The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

The current state flag design received 43% of the votes, making it the decisive winner in the flag redesign contest.Voters ...

The Illinois state flag may be around a lot longer, it turns out. About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag ...

The public voting period for the Illinois state flag redesign contest has kicked off and will run through February 14th. Illinoisans can choose to vote for one of the Illinois Flag Commission’s Top 10 ...

Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, said he sponsored HB 1938 after receiving an email from a constituent who raised issues with the flag’s design. If enacted, the bill will establish a redesign ...

Washington state lawmakers discuss local control over wolf management and debate over the proposed redesign of the state flag that would remove George Washington’s image. House Bill 1311 ...

Before being officially adopted as the state’s new banner, voters would have to approve the redesign through a referendum. Preliminary estimates show the flag redesign effort would cost upward ...

There’s controversy gusting through the Washington Legislature over a proposed redesign of the state flag. House Bill 1938, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, would create a ...

which proposes a redesign by 2028. Compared with other state flags, it feels plain, the bill argues. Other flags have references to flora and fauna, like the grizzly bear that adorns the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some Washington lawmakers are pushing to redesign the state's flag, and have introduced a bill to get the process started. House Bill 1938 would create a Washington State Flag ...

“Our flag is rich in history. I find the flag redesign a lost focus on matters that truly matter,” Brian Jewell said in his testimony against the bill. “Certainly, this is not a high ...

House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of devising a new look for the iconic flag. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee is holding ...