During the 2025 legislative session, the Iowa House of Representatives and the Governor's Office used an AI-native legislation tracking program to streamline the legislative process.

Utah’s state flag underwent a major redesign in 2023, more prominently featuring the beehive that also appeared in its previous two incarnations (1913 and 2011).

Some of these 10 flag redesign efforts have succeeded (Minnesota, Mississippi, Utah); some have not (Maine, Massachusetts); and others are ongoing.In states that adopted new flags, some citizens ...

There’s controversy gusting through the Washington Legislature over a proposed redesign of the state flag. House Bill 1938, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, would create a committee ...

Peterson said he's always been intrigued by state flags, having grown up in New Mexico, whose current flag dates back to 1920. It features a red, tribal symbol of a sun set on gold background.

Washington is not alone in reconsidering its state flag design. States like Mississippi and Utah have recently undertaken successful redesign efforts to create flags that better represent their ...

Pennsylvania's state flag hasn't changed in more than 100 years, but a state lawmaker believes it's time for a redesign. The current design has been used for more than 100 years, but Rep. Joe ...

The artist who created this rejected Illinois flag redesign said, “The 21 poppy seeds represent Illinois being the 21st state of the Union. The blue and green backgrounds represent 75% of the ...

Wednesday, the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced that the Illinois Flag Commission will officially get to work, and begin accepting submissions from the public for a new ...

Her office initially considered a longer process for the flag redesign, as Minnesota and Utah have done, but opted for the contest given the tight deadline with the referendum, she said.

Wisconsin's state flag was most recently updated in 1979, ... Adding those two elements in 1979 was the most recent redesign of the state flag. ... Utah unveiled a new flag last year, ...