Dot delegation has mixed feelings on state flag and redesign of seal

Dorchester legislators have mixed feelings about the new Massachusetts flag and seal design options that have been laid out by a state advisory commission.

After a previous panel failed to select a design in 2023, the current commission sifted through more than 1,150 entries to come up with three finalists for a flag, motto, and seal just before Labor Day, according to State House News Service.

The existing flag and seal features a Native American man standing with a hand holding a sword above his head, and has been deemed offensive to Native Americans by many critics…

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