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Mississippi governor signs bill into law removing controversial state flag

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Mississippi governor signs bill into law removing controversial state flag
Mississippi governor signs bill into law removing controversial state flag

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Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1796 into law Tuesday afternoon, thus removing the longtime state flag which featured a Confederate battle emblem.

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So now that mississippi currently does not have a state flag -- what's next ... it will be up a commission to come up with a new design -- one without the confederate emblem that includes the phrase in god we trust ... voters will need to approve the new flag on the november ballot ... but

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With the stroke of a pen, Mississippi's state flag is officially retired.

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