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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 28, 2020

Signed, Sealed & Delivered – Mississippi Legislature passes historic legislation for new flag

Sunday, the Mississippi Legislature finalized and passed a landmark bill that removes the current state flag and puts the procedure in place for a new one that will feature the words “In God we Trust”, which is currently emblazoned on the state seal, to be adopted. The bill now heads to Governor Tate Reeves, who…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 27, 2020

Mississippi Senate follows House chamber with historic procedural vote to change the state flag

Following the passage of HCR 79 by the Mississippi House of Representatives on Saturday, the Senate voted the same bill out of that chamber, reaching the two-thirds requirement to do so by a vote of 36 to 14.  The historic resolution allows for the decommissioning of the Mississippi flag which features the Confederate battle emblem…