No Redesign For State Flag

Mississippi legislators will not attempt to redesign the state flag that features the confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can’t reach consensus on removing the symbol.

Yesterday was the deadline for legislative committees to act on general bills, and flag proposals are among hundreds of measures dying without debate.

Some bills proposed redesigning the flag to remove the rebel cross, while others would have stripped state money from colleges and local governments that refuse to fly the current banner.

One bill offered separate but equal flags, keeping the current one and having a second with a magnolia tree.