why are the flags at half mast today in kentucky?
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Gov. Beshear: Flags to half-staff at KY. state buildings in honor of coronavirus victims. ... (WAVE) - For one week starting at sunrise on Tuesday, April 14, all flags at Kentucky state office buildings will be lowered to half-staff to honor the more than 100 patients in the state who have died due to the novel coronavirus ...
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Per an order from Governor Mike DeWine, flags in Ohio are being flown at half staff on Friday to honor Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. Flags are to be flown at half staff at all public buildings and grounds throughout the state from sunrise to sunset on May 15, 2020.
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The United States flag flies at half-staff (or half-mast) when the nation or a state is in mourning. The president, through a presidential proclamation, a state governor, or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to be flown half-staff to honor the life of civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. ... Ivey said flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset today. “As a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, he is a proud son of Alabama,” Ivey said in a statement issued Saturday morning.
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Flags lowered to half-staff to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. (KFVS) - President Donald Trump ordered American and state flags at half-staff to honor retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. ... The flags will be at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 23.
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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. The national flag is dropped to half its normal height at times when the nation is in mourning or after a national tragedy.
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A Presidential Proclamation Called for Flags to be Half-Staff through October 18 in Honor of Elijah Cummings. On Thursday, October 17, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation for flags to fly half-staff through sunset on Friday, October 18.
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(WKRN) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has ordered flags over the state Capitol to fly at half-staff following the deadly tornadoes across Middle Tennessee. ... “Our hearts are with the families across TN facing devastation and heartbreak after deadly tornadoes struck our communities.
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Today, by executive order, Governor Steve Sisolak ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Nevada to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and state public buildings and grounds from sunrise until sunset on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 as a mark of solemn respect and in remembrance of Nevada Highway ...
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The flag is at half staff today and through Thursday until sunset. ... Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Tuesday, July 23. The flag is at half mast today in memory of Retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens.
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Governors of U.S. states and territories are authorized by federal law to order all U.S. and state flags in their jurisdiction flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for a former or current state official who has died, or for a member of the armed forces who has died in active duty.
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Why are flags half-staff today? While you were out and about today, you may have noticed flags are at half-staff. Here's why: They have been lowered to mark May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, held in honor of federal, state and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty.
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, throughout the day on October 18, 2019. As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of Representative Elijah E.
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Virginia Governor, Ralph Northam issued a statement ordering all flags to fly at half-staff to honor the victims in Friday night's shooting at Virginia Beach. ... I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered until sunset, Saturday, June 8, 2019. Ordered on this, the 1st day of June, 2019.
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Illinois to fly flags at half-staff in honor of Juneteenth. The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor JB Pritzker that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on June 19, 2020, in honor of Juneteenth.
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Originally Published: July 23, 2019 12:05 a.m. In coordination with the Presidential proclamation, Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in honor of retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
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(KFVS) - In accordance with President Donald Trump and the U.S. Flag Code, American and state flags at all public and state buildings will be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, Sept. 11 in observance of Patriot Day.