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Some people are buying the flags as keepsakes; for others, it’s a sort of protest. Coil’s Flags and Flagpoles owner Tim Coil said he can’t keep the current Minnesota state flag in stock.

But our "Fun with Flags" might not be over yet. Some legislators want to put the choice to voters next fall.

Even as a state commission wraps up its design of a new state flag, Coil’s Flags and Flagpoles in St. Cloud can’t keep the current flag in stock.

Some people are buying the flags as keepsakes; for others, it’s a sort of protest. Coil’s Flags and Flagpoles owner Tim Coil said he can’t keep the current Minnesota state flag in stock.

But our "Fun with Flags" might not be over yet. Some legislators want to put the choice to voters next fall.

From "bonkers" to beards to Taylor Swift comparisons, Minnesota political rhetoric in 2023 did not disappoint those of us who care about a good quote.

A special commission's final recommendation for Minnesota's new state seal is sparking controversy because it includes a Dakota phrase meaning land where the waters reflect the sky.”

The Associated Press

(St. Paul, MN) -- As a special commission approved its final recommendation for a new state flag Tuesday, sharp debate over including Dakota language in the proposed new state seal.

Minnesota has a new design for its state flag. That doesn't mean the debate is going to stop. The commission tasked with redesigning the state's emblems still has to dot the i's and cross the t's on its work, and Republican legislators upset about the flag redesign process plan to make it an issue in the next legislative session. For those who like the state's brand new flag design — an ...