A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Mississippi this week began to draft a resolution to change the state’s flag, as calls have grown to remove the Confederate battle emblem, according to a report. Mississippi is the last state with the Confederate symbol on its flag, Mississippi Today reported. About a dozen lawmakers from both sides of the aisle met on Monday with the Speaker of the State House Philip Gunn, a Republican, to discuss changing the flag, Mississippi Today reported. Under the resolution, the flag would be replaced by an alternate design created by artist Laurin Stennis that is currently an authorized vehicle tag. "And I think that’s so important, and that’s how you know the state flag is doing its job."

Source: Fox News June 10, 2020 10:36 UTC