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Southeast Minnesota City Becomes Latest to Reject New State Flag

On Tuesday, April 14, the Plainview City Council voted 3-2 to fly the old Minnesota flag on city-owned property, rejecting the new state design adopted in 2024.
City Administrator David Todd said council members felt the committee adopting the new design did not represent the "overall opinion of folks" statewide, with strong sentiment favoring the old flag.
Opponents argued the old flag contained colonial imagery and racist stereotypes, while critics claimed the new design was uninspiring or resembled the flag flown by Somalia.
Plainview, a city of 3,500 people 20 miles northeast of Rochester, is the latest municipality to reject the new flag, following similar 3-2 votes in Zumbrota and Champlain.
There are no state mandates requiring cities or townships to fly the new flag; only state-owned buildings must display it, allowing local governments discretion over their property.

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Southeast Minnesota city becomes latest to reject new state flag

Plainview, a city of 3,500 people 20 miles northeast of Rochester, was the latest municipality to join a small number of cities expressing its preference for the old flag.

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Plainview becomes latest city to fly old flag, rejecting the new one

PLAINVIEW — Plainview has become the latest southeastern Minnesota city to reject flying the new Minnesota flag in favor of the old one. On Tuesday, the city council voted 3-2 in favor of a measure allowing city administration to fly the old Minnesota flag on city-owned property, rather than the new one adopted in 2024, said City Administrator David Todd. Plainview, a city of 3,500 people located 20 miles northeast of Rochester, was the latest m…

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