House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of devising a new look for the iconic flag. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee is holding ...

The Washington state flag is seen flying in between the Legislative building and the Temple of Justice on Feb. 18, 2025 at the state Capitol Campus in Olympia. A proposed bill to redesign ...

There’s controversy gusting through the Washington Legislature over a proposed redesign of the state flag. House Bill 1938, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, would create a committee ...

Peterson said he's always been intrigued by state flags, having grown up in New Mexico, whose current flag dates back to 1920. It features a red, tribal symbol of a sun set on gold background.

Of the nearly 385,000 votes that were received, over 165,000 — or 43 percent — were cast for the current Illinois state flag. In fact, it received more votes than the next five top designs ...

The redesign contest included 10 new designs, two former state flags and the current one. The current flag received more than 165,000 of the nearly 385,000 votes cast.

About 43% of the 385,000 votes in an advisory state flag revision contest decided they’d prefer to resist change and keep the current design. There were 12 other flag choices.

Among the options were the state's 1918 centennial flag and the 1968 sesquicentennial flag. More than 5,000 entries were submitted, and the commission narrowed the field down to just 10 options.

The state flag is the only one in the nation with a green background and the only one with a portrait of a past president. Washington became the 42nd state in the U.S. on Nov. 11, 1889.

Proposed bill would create a state flag redesign committee Feb. 18, 2025 Updated Tue., Feb. 18, 2025 at 8:17 p.m. X Email Reddit By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero Washington State Standard ...