Flag commission to be chosen soon

The Mississippi Legislature made history this weekend, approving a bill that will change the state flag and erase a Confederate battle emblem that’s broadly condemned as racist. So now that the measure has passed it begs the question, what happens next?

THE NEXT TWO DAYS...BUT HISSTAFF IS STILL WORKING AT THELOGISTICS ANDTHE OTHER STEPS NEEDED TO TAKEDOWNTHE STATE FLAG ONCE AND FOR ALL.

LAWMAKERS MADE THE FLAGREPLACEMENTOFFICIAL SUNDAY WITH A MAJORITYVOTE IN BOTH HOUSES.A HISTORIC DECISION TO REPLACETHEHOUSES.A HISTORIC DECISION TO REPLACETHECONTROVERSIAL BANNER THAT HASFLOWN OVERTHE STATE FOR THE PAST126-YEARLT.

GOVERNOR DELBERT HOSEMANN/MS: I HAVE ALREADY ASKEDTWO PEOPLE TO BE ON THECOMMISSION SO WE WILL BERELEASING THOSE SHORTLY AS SOONAS THE BILL IS SIGNED BY THEGOVERNOR.AS LAWMAKERS AWAIT THEGOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE TO MAKE THEFLAG CHANGELAW....LIEUTENANT GOVERNORDELBERTHOSEMANN SAYS HE HAS ALMOST MADEALL OF HIS 3 APPOINTMENTS TO THECOMMISSION THAT WILLPICK THE NEXT FLAG.THE GOVERNOR HAS 3 COMMISSIONPICKS, SOTOO THE SPEAKER OF THEHOUSE...AND THEYWILL LIKELY OPERATE OUT THEDEPARTMENT OFARCHIVES AND HISTORY.LT.

GOVERNOR DELBERT HOSEMANN/MS: SO THERE WILL BE A CENTRALCOMMISSION OVER THERE THEY WILLSTART MEETING THERE THEY WILLPUT OUT A WEBSITE AND YOU WILLBEABLE TO CONTACT THEM WITH YESAND NO AND WHAT YOU THINK.SENATOR BRIGGS HOPSON/VICKSBURG:AND THOSE 9 WILL GET TOGETHERAND THE BILL ALLOWS THEM TOREACH OUT TO PEOPLE AND HOLDMEETINGS..

AND GET IDEAS ABOVICKSBURG:AND THOSE 9 WILL GET TOGETHERAND THE BILL ALLOWS THEM TOREACH OUT TO PEOPLE AND HOLDMEETINGS..

AND GET IDEAS ABOUTTHE FLAG THE THINK WILL GETPASSED BY THE PEOPLE OFMISSISSIPPI.BRIGGS HOPSON WHO LED THE FLAGCHANGE BILL ON THE SENATE SIDESAYS THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTIONFOR THE FLAG CHANGE ...THERE ISA SEPTEMBER DEADLINE TO HAVE ACHOICE FOR VOTERS TO CONSIDERTHIS NOVEMBER.

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BRIGGSHOPSON/VICKSBURG: THE EXPECTATION ISVERY SOON WITHIN THE NEXT 4WEEKS OR SO YOU ARE GOING TOHEAR WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE DOINGTO GET THEIR IDEAS AND THOUGHTSIN ON THE NEW FLAG.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADYLINING UP THEIR DESIGNS ANDIDEAS FOR THE NEW FLAG BUT FIRSTTHINGS FIRST..THE GOVERNORHAS TO SIGN THE BILL.HE IS EXPECTED TO DOTHAT..ANNOUNCE HIS 3APPOINTMENTS.THE ONLY REQUIREMENTS FORTHAT COMMISSION IS THAT THERE BEONEPERSON EACH FROM THE ECONOMICCOUNCIL,ARTS COUNCIL AND ARCHIVES ANDHISTORY.LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL SCOTTSIMMONS16 WAPT NEWS.

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