Local News Group working on new state flag design asks for another extension The commission released potential designs earlier this year, but says it will not be able to meet a Dec. 15 deadline for ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A new Massachusetts state flag, seal, and motto are in the works, but not everyone supports the change. After soliciting submissions from the public, the state released its top three ...

Senate President Karen Spilka said she believes Massachusetts needs a “more inclusive” flag, throwing her support behind an effort to replace the version that features a colonist’s arm holding a sword ...

There is a solution to the ongoing controversy over replacing the state’s historic seal, flag and motto that critics have deemed racist. This is the seal that is composed of a Native American holding ...

Massachusetts’ pursuit of a new state flag, seal, and motto has taken many forms over the last five years, from oft-debated legislation and a topic for multiple state commissions to a dinosaur running ...

I read with interest Matt Stout’s article in the Globe about our state flag and seal (“GOP hopefuls see an opening with state flag,” Page A1, Sept. 19). Symbols are indeed important — that much is ...