A ‘woke’ flag? Culture war unfurls around Maine’s new (old) design Some say the proposal for a new flag on the Nov. 5 ballot is an attempt to erase history, while others argue it's related ...

Unfurling the facts in the 1901 Maine state flag debate History, politics and design sensibilities collide as residents of the Pine Tree State consider which banner to embrace.

Maine is just one of many states that use the state seal on the flag, and lawmakers voted last year to let voters determine if the state will adopt a new look for the flag.

The state of Maine is now accepting designs for its new state flag to be voted on in the November general election.

Referendum question number 5 on this year’s ballot is in regard to a yes or no vote to reinstate the original 1909 Maine State Pine Tree flag model.

Maine is the only state that has a so-called “yellow flag” law, which requires a mental health evaluation among other steps. Even its name — yellow flag — suggests caution, deliberation.

Maine is seeking design ideas before voters in November determine whether to adopt a new, more distinctive flag.

A case of design déjà vu? Maine's newly proposed flag had strict design rules, resulting in a banner that is beautiful and familiar.

Behind the Maine flag debate, an identity crisis The decision on the future of Maine’s state flag likely will be decided by voters in a November referendum. But Mainers appear very divided on ...

Four years before Wednesday night's mass shootings in Maine, a "yellow flag" law was passed in the state that aimed at preventing mass shootings.

Hundreds pitch ideas for a new Maine state flag design Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will decide which one of about 400 submissions will go to voters in November.

Sep. 28—'Woke,' white nationalist, or just a symbol of the state? The answer, truly, is blowing in the wind. Ahead of a November referendum on replacing Maine's flag with a modernized version of ...