New state flag flies over State Capitol after ratification New state flag flies over State Capitol after ratification By Jacob Gallant and Courtney Ann Jackson | January 11, 2021 at 2:28 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 4:43 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the new âIn God We Trustâ Flag into law on Monday. Last week, both the state Senate and House approved the bill to confirm the flag. Reeves called it a historic day and called getting rid of the old flag a call for unity. Gov. Reeves signs new flag into law âThat is not a firm foundation for our state,â he said of the former flag. He hopes the new flag will help Mississippians put aside their difference and be more neighborly.