State lawmakers voted to retire the current flag, and Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the measure.
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Two Mississippi state flags wave outside the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., in 2019.
State lawmakers voted to retire the current flag, and Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the measure.
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Mississippi plans to fly a new state flag — a flag without the Confederate battle emblem in the corner.
The state House and Senate voted Sunday to retire the current flag, and Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the measure.
