Why Flags Are Half-Staff in Four States Over This New Year

West Virginia In an executive order from the Office of the Governor of West Virginia, Governor Patrick Morrisey has ordered ...

Why are flags flying at half-mast at California state offices? Here's what to know

Flags at the State Capitol and Capitol Annex were already flying at half-mast in honor of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Oroville, ...
Yahoo

Why are flags flying at half-staff today? Two reasons and both associated with death, violence

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died when he was shot on a college campus in Utah. Hours after Kirk's death, President Trump ordered flags ...
AOL

Flying a Remembrance flag 'is a nice thing to do'

A man who owns a flag for every public occasion said he was very proud to be flying a poppy-adorned banner during the Remembrance weekend. For the last eight years, Steve Layton has displayed one of ...
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Prime Minister says he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying national flags

The Prime Minister has said he is “very encouraging” of people flying national flags, but said they can be devalued when flown “purely for divisive purposes”. The widespread flying of Union and St ...
Chicago Tribune

Aurora Mayor John Laesch faces pushback for flying flags at full-staff over the weekend

Aurora Mayor John Laesch faced pushback, including from within city staff, for his decision to fly flags at full-staff over the weekend after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during ...