A flag is more than just cloth and pigment and should be a basis of unity and honor. Like the beautiful State Capitol in St.

Detroit Lakes, Crosslake, Pequot Lakes and Babbitt are some of the rural communities opposed to the redesigned state flag.

Tim Walz didn’t select a new Minnesota flag. The State Emblems Redesign Commission held a contest and selected a design that best represented the state.

The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission announced that it received over 2,000 submissions for its call for ideas to change the state's flag in November.