why are the flags at half mast in kansas?
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Governor Laura Kelly has ordered all flags in Kansas to be flown at half-staff, from Friday, May 22, to sunset Sunday, May 24. The order is to honor fallen victims of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. “The death toll due to coronavirus is devastating in Kansas and beyond,” says Governor Kelly.
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SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half staff Monday in honor of a New Mexico National Guard soldier who died during an overseas deployment. ... Lewark was a private first class when he died. But the National Guard promoted him posthumously to specialist.
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Gov. Greg Abbott granted permission to fly the United States and Texas flags at half-staff in honor of two McAllen police officers who were killed in the line of duty Saturday. ... “These two officers left an indelible mark on their community and the state of Texas.
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Half-masting Flags are flown at the half-mast position at City Hall and municipal facilities as a sign of respect, condolence or to commemorate significant dates.
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Flags across Georgia will fly at half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Governor Kemp signed an Executive Order on May 11 ordering the flags at half mast on Friday 'as a mark of respect for the officers who serve, and in memory of the officers who have fallen.
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Texas flags were flying at half-staff Monday in memory of the victims of the shooting rampage at a Walmart store in El Paso. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the flags lowered through sunset Thursday. ... “As such, it is fitting that flags should be lowered immediately to half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives.”
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Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags to fly at half-staff for one week to honor the more than 100 Kentuckians who have died due to COVID-19. “I am ordering that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff beginning tomorrow morning and remaining that way until we get through this,” Gov. Beshear said.
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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. ... Earlier this month, the governors of several hard-hit states ordered their public buildings to fly flags at half-staff, including New York, Massachusetts and Colorado.
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LUBBOCK, Texas – Lubbock County Judge Curtis Parish has ordered flags lowered to half-staff at all county buildings in honor of Nicholas Reyna and Eric Hill. ... As such, it is fitting that flags should be lowered immediately to half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives.
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By order of the Governor, all flags of the United States and the flag of Missouri at all State and government offices, shall be flown at half-staff, statewide on August 12, 2019 as a mark of respect for Representative Rebecca Roeber.
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Governor Kristi Noem today ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day from sunrise until sundown on Friday, May 15, 2020. Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to give flexibility in South Dakota's fight against the spread of COVID-19.
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Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings on Monday, September 11, 2017 in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the Americans who made the ultimate ...
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Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half- staff at all state buildings on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the Americans who made the ultimate ...
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Cummings. LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts, in accordance with a proclamation from President Donald J. Trump, announced that all U.S. and Nebraska flags are to be flown at half-staff out of respect for Elijah E. ... In his memory, flags will be flown at half-staff through October 18, 2019.
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Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately and remain at half-staff through tomorrow, October 18, 2019, in honor and remembrance of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, a congressman from Baltimore, Maryland and chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee.
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In tribute to the sacrifices of our armed services personnel, Governor Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 25 until 12 noon in honor of Memorial Day.
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TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today ordered that the U.S. and New Jersey flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on Monday, November 4, 2019, in recognition of the passing of U.S. Representative Bill Hughes.