A developing state-policy debate over Frogtown may be relevant to families and taxpayers in republican lawmaker floats north stars logo as idea for new state flag.
The DFL majority in the House and Senate are pushing for a redesign commission, saying Minnesota's flag is racist and poorly designed.
Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, believes a rendition of the logo of the former Minnesota North Stars professional hockey franchise could serve as the unifying symbol that proponents of a new state flag claim they are looking for.
“This is a flag that will unify Minnesota, I think we can all agree on that,” Drazkowski said in a Senate committee hearing last week on the flag redesign bill (SF386).
“We need a flag that will bring us all together, and a process (called for in SF386) that may not include everyone very likely is going to leave people feeling left out.
That’s not what we want to do.” Drazkowski presented his idea as an amendment to SF386 and passed around a black-and-white photo copied rendition of the North Stars logo in the Senate State and Local Government Committee last week.
He told senators the flag’s background would be green and implied the recognizable capital letter “N” containing an arrow pointing to a star at its top right would be some combination of white and gold.
“We are the North Star State,” Drazkowski said.
As the measure advances, residents of Frogtown can follow amendments and contact Sandra Pappas regarding the final language.
Article Source: Alpha News: “Republican lawmaker floats North Stars logo as idea for new state flag”
