Executive orders generally apply to the federal government, and there isn’t a federal law requiring states to follow any particular flag protocol when it comes to honoring late presidents. At least ...

Tuesday is the last day flags will be at half-staff in Iowa after nearly an entire month of honoring former President Jimmy Carter. Why are flags at half-staff in Iowa? Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered ...

29. This may not be the case in some states. After the death of a former president, federal flag code dictates that flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days. After Former President Jimmy ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Federal and state flags are returning to full staff now that 30 days have passed since the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave the state of Michigan ...

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire/Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images/AP Photo/Evan Vucci Abbott's press release on Monday noted that the federal statute declares that the flag "should be ...

Half-mast is used when the flag is flown from a flagpole, typically referring to a ship mast or similar structures, according to Federal Flags. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee said Tuesday that Tennessee would fly flags at full-staff on Jan. 20 for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, joining other Republican governors who ...

Half-mast is used when the flag is flown from a flagpole, typically referring to a ship mast or similar structures, according to Federal Flags. Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds up ...

What's the difference between half-mast and half-staff for flags? Half-mast is used when the flag is flown from a flagpole, typically referring to a ship mast or similar structures, according to ...

Greg Abbott flouted federal orders Monday and announced that ... REUTERS In a lengthier statement, Abbott argued that the US flag should be displayed “especially on… Inauguration Day, January ...