The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, as it is commonly called, also stands outside of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office ... The ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson displays the same flag outside ... due to the fact that protestors were seen waving the pine tree flag, among others, at the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new ...

replaced as the official flag of the State in 1909 and commonly known as the Pine Tree Flag, the official flag of the state?” Yet in the months leading up to the election, the debate has strayed far ...

A referendum to replace Maine's official flag with a design from more than a hundred years ago was soundly defeated on Election Day. Question 5 sought to restore the 1901 "Pine Tree Flag." But with ...

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine rejected an effort to change the state flag in Tuesday’s election, capping a ...

This proposition would bring back the Pine Tree Flag as the state's official standard ... By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael ...

The beloved pine tree design will not return to its former status as the official state flag. Maine voters decided Tuesday ...

Referendum opponents argued that the current flag is rich in tradition and portrays Maine’s history with its depiction of a farmer, a sailor resting on an anchor, a pine tree, a moose, a star and the ...