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A state commission selected a basic design concept Friday for a new state flag for Minnesota to replace a current banner that is considered offensive to Native Americans, but will need more time to add the finishing touches. The panel went with one bearing a stylized dark blue shape of Minnesota on the left with an eight-pointed white North Star on it, then either horizontal stripes or a solid field on the right. The commission then decided to consider variants on that theme when it reconvenes Tuesday, including an asymmetrical Minnesota that looks more like the state's actual shape, an...

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Minnesota’s current flag includes the state seal, which depicts a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field with his rifle leaning on a nearby stump.

The commission — which includes members of the state’s tribal and other communities of color — was tasked with producing new designs for the flag and seal by Jan 1. Unless the Legislature rejects them, the new emblems automatically become official April 1, 2024, which Minnesota observes as Statehood Day.

Orem Mayor David Young says the city does not intend to remove the motto "In God We Trust" after receiving pushback on its recent adoption.