FILE - In this Monday, May 2, 2016, file photo, the Massachusetts state flag flies in front of Boston City Hall. The commission put together to study the racial implications of the Massachusetts state ...

A Massachusetts state commission has chosen three finalists each for the state’s next official seal, flag and motto. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto Advisory Commission was established in 2024 ...

A commission designated to redesign Massachusetts state seal is asking for your input on potential designs. The purpose of the survey is to learn about people’s understanding of the current state seal ...

From the nation’s easternmost extremity to its midriff, states are pondering redesigns of their flags and seals for varying reasons. Utah leaders thought their banner to be banally indistinguishable ...

The current Massachusetts state seal features a Native American man on a blue shield with a star in the corner and a disembodied arm holding a sword above. Those in support of changing the state seal ...

A Democratic state lawmaker is calling for Native American representation to remain on the state flag while also raising concerns about the state commission tasked with redesigning it. State Sen. Nick ...

The seal and motto of Massachusetts should change, according to the commission responsible for making recommendations on the controversial image and phrase. “It’s a reflection of centuries of ...

Massachusetts officials are asking residents to weigh in on a new state seal and motto. On Aug. 17, the Massachusetts Seal and Motto commission released a public survey where residents can “have a ...

The commission appointed to come up with a new state seal and motto for Massachusetts to replace the current ones that critics decry as racially insensitive to the state's Indigenous communities ...

BOSTONBOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts described a Navy SEAL lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to confiscate Iranian-made weapons from an unflagged ship as a Westfield, Massachusetts ...