“Mississippi lawmakers could vote in the next few days to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag, a symbol that has come under intensifying criticism in recent weeks amid nationwide protests against racial injustice” Politico reports.
“Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Saturday, for the first time, that he would sign a bill to change the flag if the legislature passes one. He had previously said that he would not veto one — a more passive stance.”
“‘The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it considers a new state flag,’ Reeves said on social media. ‘The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it’s time to end it. If they send me a bill this weekend, I will sign it.'”