Sep. 27—'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 ...

Maine's current flag, along with many other state flags featuring a state emblem on a blue background, was adopted as a nod to the state's Civil War veterans, who carried similar blue banners with ...

New Maine state flag design unveiled Voters will decide in November whether to adopt the new design, which features a realistic pine tree rather than a popular stylized version. Posted August 5, 2024 ...

Question 5 on the Nov. 5 ballot will ask voters if Maine’s “Lone Pine” flag design from 1901 should replace the current “Dirigo” flag, which features the state seal on a blue background.

Maine is now accepting designs for a new state flag to be voted on in the November general election. The secretary of state announced last week that a contest will be held to pick the design that ...

On Nov. 28, 1901, “a token of appreciation” was announced as an honorarium for one man, and this symbol’s importance would be realized in the creation of a Maine state flag. Gen. John Tudor ...

To put it lightly, Maine’s state flag is terrible. The flag is somehow bland and over-complicated at the same time. It breaks all the rules of good flag design established by the North American ...

A no vote would keep the current Maine state flag which folks can see behind me is the Maine states seal on a blue background.” says Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows.

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.