At least 99 Minnesota cities & counties are not flying the new state flag

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – It’s been two years since its adoption, and yet, at least 99 cities and counties across Minnesota are not flying the new state flag.

That’s according to thetrueflag.com  a website that provides regular updates on the growing number of local governments flying the Minnesota flag last modified in 1983.

A statement on the website notes “If you are reporting a new city or municipality flying the True Flag, please make sure it is official, sanctioned by the presiding government thereof.”

The cities still flying that flag say they’re doing so because they were not consulted in the design process for the new flag.

Public opinion has been mixed.

Some have embraced the change, and others have pushed back – with some in the latter category deeming the new flag too “politically correct.”

One MSUM professor believes the flag issue is not something that should be as big as it has become.

“In terms of having an impact politically, gas is $4 a gallon. Housing is an issue in terms of affordability. That’s the sort of thing people want their elected officials talking about in the fall. Not the state flag,” said Barbara Headrick, MSUM.