The State Emblems Redesign Commission was in charge of selecting the new flag. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali population in the United States, the Minnesota Historical Society Library ...

Prekker and Cham said the new Minnesota flag has no connection to Somalia. “I looked at other U.S. state flags for inspiration, but did not look at other countries or territories,” Prekker said.

In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association — an organization of flag enthusiasts — conducted a poll asking its members to rank the official flag of each American state and Canadian ...

Mr Prekker's design, however, has been compared by some to the flag of Puntland, a Somali state. Minnesota is home to a large Somali diaspora, and is represented in Congress by Somali-born ...

The former Minnesota state flag, shown in that state’s ... Minnesotans were quick to complain that their new flag looks like Somalia’s, and those complaints intensified after their governor ...

Question 5 on the November ballot will give voters a chance to decide whether the original 1901 Maine state flag should ...

Conservatives are targeting the largest Somali refugee community in the U.S. again after Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov.

Minnesota's likely new state flag features an eight-pointed North Star on a dark blue background meant to represent the state's connection to water. (Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission via ...