The Maine Legislature is, for the second time in three years, considering a bill that would change the state flag to the increasingly popular pine tree and North Star version.
The bill left the State and Local Government committee Feb. 10 with a divided vote, and now goes to the House chamber. A date on when the House will take it up hasn t been set. I think it s unifying, said Rep. Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, the bill s sponsor. I ve seen that flag on houses much more than the official Maine flag.
That was the message, too, from testimony at the committee s public hearing Feb. 3, including from businesses that said it will boost their sales while also focusing on Maine s special brand.
Bath will no longer refer to itself as Maine s Cool Little City
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Feb. 13, 2021
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