Caroline Cummings is an Emmy-winning reporter with a passion for covering politics, public policy and government. She is thrilled to join the WCCO team. MINNEAPOLIS — The panel tasked with replacing ...

Kenilworth has announced the launch of the “Borough of Kenilworth Municipal Flag Initiative,” a project aimed at creating a unique flag that represents the spirit and heritage of the community. The ...

Maine is seeking design ideas before voters in November determine whether to adopt a new, more distinctive flag. By Amanda Holpuch Anyone with an idea for how the Maine state flag should look has a ...

Calling all artists: The Village has announced a Flag Design Contest in honor of America's 250th Anniversary and Scarsdale's 325th! Here are the details: ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Flag Initiative presented four proposals for a new Syracuse City Flag to the Syracuse Common Council. This marks the beginning of the final stage of the proposal of a new ...

Minnesota’s contributions to agriculture, timber harvesting, mining, paper production, and food manufacturing are well documented. But creativity, generally, is now one of our state’s most invaluable ...

For the first time in decades, Illinois could adopt a new state flag-- and you could be the one to design it. Last year, Senate Bill 1818 -- appropriately named after the year Illinois became a state ...

Illinois may be getting a new state flag next year, thanks to a public vote on 10 new flag design proposals that is scheduled for January. Nearly 5,000 entries were submitted to the Illinois Flag ...

ILLINOIS, USA — The Illinois Secretary of State's office received a grand total of 4,844 entries following its call for members of the public to create new state flag designs. “I’m thrilled by the ...

Minnesota’s most intensely debated art contest in memory is down to six designs for the next state flag and just a handful for the official seal, a tiny fraction of the more than 2,500 in total ...

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