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You can sign up for email updates on flag directives in Washington state. Flags at half-staff nationwide The current directive to lower flags to half-staff was issued by President Donald Trump on ...
Washington could get a new state flag if a proposed bill becomes law. House Bill 1938, if approved, would establish a committee to oversee the process of designing and adopting a new state flag.
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 ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal to change Washington’s state flag got a public hearing in Olympia Tuesday afternoon. The discussion raised questions about whether the green banner with the state ...
Sequoia Maxwell started Wash Out Washington, a grassroots campaign to change the state name and flag. They have been studying ...
“The Democrats have a bill … that would cancel George Washington off of our state flag,” state Rep. April Connors, a Kennewick Republican, said in a video posted Feb. 16 to X (formerly Twitter).
The Washington legislature introduced House Bill 1938, which would create a committee to redesign the Washington state flag. Representatives Peterson, Reed, and Nance presented the bill’s ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state and United States flags will be lowered to half-staff Tuesday at state agencies in memory of a former governor and senator who passed away in September.
State Representative Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, sponsor of HB 1938. Ted Kaye, secretary for the North American Vexillogical Association and author of "Good Flag, Bad Flag: How to Design a Great Flag." ...
If you notice flags at half-staff across Washington state this weekend, it’s not for Armed Forces Day on May 17.. They’ll stay lowered through the weekend, raising on Sunday night or Monday ...