{"meta":{"dataset":"statements","schema_version":"1.0.0","dataset_version":"v0.7.1","generated_at":"2026-09-24","row_count":71,"filters_applied":[],"source":"MNFlag Canonical Research Database (https:\/\/mnflag.com)","license":"See MNFlag data terms and source-specific rights."},"data":[{"statement_id":"991","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:nowthen-2026","jurisdiction":"Nowthen city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-09-08","speaker_name":"Mary Rainville","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"A clear majority of residents who contacted the council favored keeping the historic flag flying at City Hall.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"990","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:nowthen-2026","jurisdiction":"Nowthen city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-09-08","speaker_name":"Dan Breyen","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Our community wants to maintain the flag that has represented Minnesota for generations, not a design chosen by an unelected committee.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"998","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:ramsey-2026","jurisdiction":"Ramsey city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-06-09","speaker_name":"Chris Riley","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"By flying only the national flag and municipal flag on city flagpoles, we avoid dividing our community over state-level debates.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"999","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:ramsey-2026","jurisdiction":"Ramsey city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-26","speaker_name":"Dan Specht","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Having a clear, consistent policy on what flags may be displayed on municipal flagpoles protects the city from legal controversy.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"953","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-19","speaker_name":"Adrianne Reiners","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I think that by entertaining this motion, you are being divisive. You and I can have a conversation and we can agree to disagree, and I think that when our government leaders are not standing up for decisions that have been made as a whole for this state.","coded_arguments":"Unity vs Division"},{"statement_id":"948","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-19","speaker_name":"Casey Venema","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Opening fishing, it didn\u0027t matter where I went. It seemed like somebody wanted to talk about it. Bigger portion of it was the fact that, why are we even doing this, this is not the state level.","coded_arguments":"Local Control"},{"statement_id":"950","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-19","speaker_name":"Larry Hopkins","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"We could choose to fly no flag. It\u0027s a flag. We have a lot more pressing issues\u2014the cost of goods, the inflation, the fraud, people\u0027s property taxes.","coded_arguments":"Other"},{"statement_id":"949","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-19","speaker_name":"Cory Smith","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I don\u0027t care if it\u0027s once a month until something happens, a letter to the governor insisting that something gets put on a ballot, so people can have a choice and let their voices be heard.","coded_arguments":"Voter Referendum"},{"statement_id":"122","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hill-city-2026","jurisdiction":"Hill City city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-12","speaker_name":"Hill City Council","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Resolution 2026-5: the 1983-2023 designed Minnesota State Flag shall be displayed on all city-owned properties, now or in the future, that fly a Minnesota Flag. Motion by Hilton, seconded by Semler; roll call taken.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"113","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Sam St. John","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"This continues to divide our community. \u2014 Sam St. John, speaking about experiences growing up Native in the city","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery; Unity vs Division"},{"statement_id":"105","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Mya Beck","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I\u0027ve been approached by several community members about a concern of possibly going back to the old state flag... I felt it was important to bring it to the agenda.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"107","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Lisa A Leifeld","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Motion to amend the agenda to remove the flag item: matter already decided by the state and does not directly affect health, safety, or welfare of Hastings residents. Motion passed; Beck sole vote against.","coded_arguments":"Local Control; Official Status"},{"statement_id":"108","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Angie Haus","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"My husband is Native American\u2026 his ancestors were pushed out of their homelands. So when we talk about bringing back that flag, we need to ask, what does it represent, and who does it leave out?","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"109","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Jeff McNamara","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"My family has been farming this land for over 100 years. Removing the symbol\u2026 feels like erasing part of who we are.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"110","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Michael Childs Jr.","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"We are not gone. Maybe some people want us to be gone\u2026 but we are here.","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"111","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Yvonne Oberly","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Reading letter from Grant Johnson (Prairie Island Tribal Council President): The old flag depicts a white farmer and a native man riding away; the depiction echoes painful historical realities for Dakota people.","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"112","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-07","speaker_name":"Bill Spinelli","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I urge our city council not to get dragged into political theater\u2026 and pay attention to\u2026 clean water, roads, parks and trails.","coded_arguments":"Other"},{"statement_id":"951","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-05","speaker_name":"Addie Best","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I\u0027m here because Minnesota law does not require counties to fly only the new flag.","coded_arguments":"Official Status"},{"statement_id":"952","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:itasca-county-2026","jurisdiction":"Itasca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2026-05-05","speaker_name":"Addie Best","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Let\u0027s honor our veterans and our heritage while rejecting further financial harm from this bully legislative mandate that has passed unfunded costs on to our rural counties.","coded_arguments":"Cost"},{"statement_id":"992","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wyoming-2026","jurisdiction":"Wyoming city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-05","speaker_name":"Lisa Iverson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"To keep our municipal property neutral and avoid political controversy, the council resolved to display only the United States flag and the City of Wyoming flag.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"942","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Angie Haus","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"My husband is Native American. his ancestors were pushed out of their homelands. So when we talk about bringing back that flag, we need to ask, what does it represent, and who does it leave out?","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"943","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Grant Johnson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The old flag depicts a white farmer and a native man riding away in the background. The depiction echoes painful historical realities for Dakota people.","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"944","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Michael Childs Jr.","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"We are not gone. Maybe some people want us to be gone. but we are here.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"945","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Jeff McNamara","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"My family has been farming this land for over 100 years. Removing the symbol feels like erasing part of who we are.","coded_arguments":"Rural Representation"},{"statement_id":"946","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Bill Spinelli","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I urge our city council not to get dragged into political theater and pay attention to clean water, roads, parks and trails.","coded_arguments":"Other"},{"statement_id":"947","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Sam St. John","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"This continues to divide our community.","coded_arguments":"Unity vs Division"},{"statement_id":"106","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Mary D Fasbender","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Decisions about the design or adoption of a state flag are made at the state level, not by municipal government. While we respect the importance of this discussion, it is not a city issue to decide.","coded_arguments":"Local Control; Official Status"},{"statement_id":"940","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Mary D Fasbender","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Some residents feel a deep connection to the historic flag. Others believe that change reflects who we are today. Both viewpoints come from a place of care for our state and its identity.","coded_arguments":"Unity vs Division"},{"statement_id":"941","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Mya Beck","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I\u0027ve been approached by several community members about a concern of possibly going back to the old state flag. I said no several times, to the point where it felt like I wasn\u0027t doing my job. I felt it was important to bring it to the agenda.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"939","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hastings-2026","jurisdiction":"Hastings city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-05-04","speaker_name":"Mary D Fasbender","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Decisions about the design or adoption of a state flag are made at the state level, not by municipal government. While we respect the importance of this discussion, it is not a city issue to decide.","coded_arguments":"Local Control"},{"statement_id":"131","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:janesville-2026","jurisdiction":"Janesville city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-28","speaker_name":"Ivan Maas","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Maas: the new flag wasn\u0027t put in place properly. The citizens were allowed the opportunity to design a new flag, they kind of picked their top winner, and then it went back into committee and was changed severely.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process"},{"statement_id":"117","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:inver-grove-heights-2026","jurisdiction":"Inver Grove Heights city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-27","speaker_name":"Brenda Dietrich","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Mayor Dietrich made the motion to approve a resolution to fly the old state flag (context: April 13 remarks on negative public reaction to new design).","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"114","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:inver-grove-heights-2026","jurisdiction":"Inver Grove Heights city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-27","speaker_name":"Sue Gliva","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The old flag represents a layered and evolving story, one that acknowledges both where we began, and how far we\u0027ve come. I am in favor of flying our history.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"115","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:inver-grove-heights-2026","jurisdiction":"Inver Grove Heights city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-27","speaker_name":"Mary T\u0027Kach","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"If the council votes to adopt the old flag, we\u0027re sending a message that we are not a united part of the state of Minnesota. The imagery on the old flag is a reminder of historical oppression and forced displacement of Indigenous communities.","coded_arguments":"Indigenous Imagery; Redesign Process; Unity vs Division"},{"statement_id":"121","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hill-city-2026","jurisdiction":"Hill City city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-14","speaker_name":"David Lange","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Mayor Lange informed the council other areas decided to keep the old Minnesota flag versus the new flag. Motion to keep the old Minnesota flag; Clerk to write a resolution for the May meeting. Motion by Lange, seconded by Goodrich; carried 4-0 (Hilton absent).","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"938","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:plainview-2026","jurisdiction":"Plainview city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-14","speaker_name":"David Todd","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Plainview council members who voted to fly the old flag felt the committee that adopted the new flag didn\u0027t represent the overall opinion of folks statewide.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process"},{"statement_id":"937","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:plainview-2026","jurisdiction":"Plainview city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-14","speaker_name":"David Todd","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Some said it looked like the flag of Somalia.","coded_arguments":"Somalia Comparison"},{"statement_id":"936","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:plainview-2026","jurisdiction":"Plainview city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-14","speaker_name":"David Todd","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I think there was strong sentiment that the old flag better represented the state of Minnesota.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"116","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:inver-grove-heights-2026","jurisdiction":"Inver Grove Heights city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-13","speaker_name":"Brenda Dietrich","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"While change can be inevitable, the public reaction to the new Minnesota flag so far has been overwhelmingly negative and underwhelmingly accepted.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process; State Government Criticism"},{"statement_id":"130","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:janesville-2026","jurisdiction":"Janesville city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-13","speaker_name":"Janesville City Council","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Resolution 2026-09 approved. Motion by Maas, seconded by Luitjens; voting in favor Ahlman, Maas, Luitjens, Johnson (4-0).","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"988","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:sauk-centre-2026","jurisdiction":"Sauk Centre city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-01","speaker_name":"Joseph Fuechtmann","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"We should not rush to opt out of the official state flag when it represents the legal symbol of Minnesota; the city should follow state law.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"989","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:sauk-centre-2026","jurisdiction":"Sauk Centre city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-04-01","speaker_name":"Warren Stone","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Many constituents reached out asking to keep flying the traditional flag outside City Hall.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"986","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:zumbrota-2024","jurisdiction":"Zumbrota city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-03-19","speaker_name":"Todd Hammel","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Our priority as a city council is local infrastructure, public safety, and roads; state flag debates are matters for the state legislature.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"987","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:zumbrota-2024","jurisdiction":"Zumbrota city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-03-19","speaker_name":"Kevin Amundson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The historic flag reflects our heritage and honoring our state rich history matters to this community.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"103","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-26","speaker_name":"Jon Newcomb","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"It\u0027s not a Democratic flag, it\u0027s not a liberal flag. It\u0027s the official state flag of Minnesota\u2026 we should adopt the actual official flag of Minnesota.","coded_arguments":"Official Status"},{"statement_id":"101","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-26","speaker_name":"Tim LaCroix","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I am disappointed that the Legislature took the approach that\u2026 didn\u0027t put this to the Legislature, didn\u0027t put it to the people, and kept it to a committee of whether it\u0027s 11 or 12 ... calling the process poorly designed.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process; State Government Criticism; Voter Referendum"},{"statement_id":"102","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-26","speaker_name":"Jessica Tesdall","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I\u0027ve received calls from residents and questions since then ... explaining that this was the first time the issue had come before the council for formal discussion.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"104","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-26","speaker_name":"Everett Jasmer","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"That flag was forced upon the people of this state by a communist trifecta in our state house.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process; State Government Criticism"},{"statement_id":"100","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-23","speaker_name":"Tim Huttner","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Councilmember Huttner introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution No. 2026-12 to display the old state flag (1983) on city property.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition; Local Control; Official Status"},{"statement_id":"35","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:champlin-2024","jurisdiction":"Champlin city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2026-02-23","speaker_name":"Champlin City Council","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"The City of Champlin will display the 1983 Minnesota State Flag on city property. The February 23 City Council vote was 3-2 (for: Sabas, Huttner, LaCroix; against: Moe, Tesdall); approximately 10 residents spoke.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition; Local Control; Official Status"},{"statement_id":"932","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:isanti-city-2024","jurisdiction":"Isanti city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2024-03-14","speaker_name":"Isanti City Council","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"There is substantial public cost associated with making this change that does not advance the public interest.","coded_arguments":"Cost"},{"statement_id":"931","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:isanti-city-2024","jurisdiction":"Isanti city","geography_type":"CITY","statement_date":"2024-03-14","speaker_name":"Isanti City Council","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The official state flag and seal are not only symbols of our state, but also of our history and both the current official state flag and official state seal contain historical information on our farming background, Native American heritage, and the co-existence that is part of the rich history of our state.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"934","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:waseca-county-2025","jurisdiction":"Waseca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-03-05","speaker_name":"Malterer","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"How do you pick a new state flag in less than a year? It takes four years to build a jail, and you can pick a new state flag that you can have for 150 years in nine months? That\u0027s part of my concern.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process"},{"statement_id":"935","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:waseca-county-2025","jurisdiction":"Waseca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-03-05","speaker_name":"Michael Johnson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"In no other instance is the county required to fly, utilize that symbol, that flag, that seal in any way.","coded_arguments":"Official Status"},{"statement_id":"933","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:waseca-county-2025","jurisdiction":"Waseca","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-03-05","speaker_name":"Doug Christopherson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"I talked to Michael a little bit about it yesterday, and we wanted to bring it up today and (ask if) we want to send a letter to our Legislature with a statement that we don\u0027t think the process was followed properly.","coded_arguments":"Redesign Process"},{"statement_id":"129","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:becker-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Becker","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-20","speaker_name":"Becker County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Brian Ahlsten (public comment): Thank you for the support in the opposition of the redesigned Minnesota State Flag.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"929","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Jeff Cadwell","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The state flag is only required to be flown outside of state offices.","coded_arguments":"Official Status"},{"statement_id":"927","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Hubbard County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"The official state flag and seal are not only symbols of our state, but also of our history and both the current official state flag and official state seal contain historical information on our farming background, Native American heritage and the coexistence that is part of the rich history of our state.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"926","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Char Christenson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"When I look at it, I don\u0027t see any history.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"133","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Hubbard County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Administrator Cadwell: The state flag is only required to be flown outside of state offices. The fact that counties display the state flag is completely optional. So there is no requirement for us to upgrade to a new state flag.","coded_arguments":"Local Control"},{"statement_id":"132","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Char Christenson","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Chair Christenson: I am still really struggling with the new flag. When I look at it, I don\u0027t see any history. She favored sending a letter to legislators.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"928","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Hubbard County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"There is a substantial public cost associated with making this change that does not advance the public interest, including every deputy badge, seals in every courtroom and county board rooms across the state.","coded_arguments":"Cost"},{"statement_id":"930","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:hubbard-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Hubbard","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-08","speaker_name":"Ted Van Kempen","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"He commented that the new flag is plain.","coded_arguments":"Aesthetics"},{"statement_id":"128","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:becker-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Becker","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-02-06","speaker_name":"Becker County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Staff packet guidance: state flag required outside State Capitol and in courtrooms; other bodies of government are not required to display the flag or seal, nor required to update flags\/seals they voluntarily display.","coded_arguments":"Local Control; Official Status"},{"statement_id":"120","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:nobles-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Nobles","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-23","speaker_name":"Nobles County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Resolution 202404 adopted in opposition to proposed flag\/seal changes: existing flag and seal depict agriculture, Native American heritage, and co-existence as part of Minnesota history.","coded_arguments":"Cost; History \u0026 Tradition; Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"119","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:mcleod-county-2024","jurisdiction":"McLeod","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Mcleod County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Resolution 24-CB-12 (Opposition to Redesign of Minnesota State Flag and Seal): the flag and seal contain historical information on farming background and Native American heritage; substantial public cost does not advance the public interest. Krueger moved, Nagel seconded, motion carried unanimously.","coded_arguments":"Cost; History \u0026 Tradition; Indigenous Imagery"},{"statement_id":"124","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wadena-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Wadena","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Bill Stearns","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Commissioner Stearns: history is very important. Erasing the flag is not going to erase the history and the new flag stands for nothing in his mind; would vote in favor of the resolution.","coded_arguments":"Aesthetics; History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"126","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wadena-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Wadena","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Mike Weyer","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Commissioner Weyer sees the history in the current flag and supports the resolution.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"125","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wadena-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Wadena","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Ron Noon","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Commissioner Noon: numerous people in his district talk about the change and there were no positive comments about the change.","coded_arguments":""},{"statement_id":"127","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wadena-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Wadena","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Wadena County Board","speaker_type":"ENTITY","text_form":"PARAPHRASE","statement_text":"Resolution 2024-7 (Resolution in Opposition to Redesigning the State Flag and Seal): urges legislative delegation and Governor to reject SERC work and retain existing state seal and flag. Motion by Kangas, seconded by Noon; roll call 5-0.","coded_arguments":"Cost; History \u0026 Tradition"},{"statement_id":"123","case_public_id":"mnflag:case:wadena-county-2024","jurisdiction":"Wadena","geography_type":"COUNTY","statement_date":"2024-01-16","speaker_name":"Jon Kangas","speaker_type":"PERSON","text_form":"EXACT","statement_text":"Commissioner Kangas: this is erasing history; supports the resolution.","coded_arguments":"History \u0026 Tradition"}]}