Kansas Flag Honors
Federal law and State executive order mandate when the Governor shall order the United States Flag to be flown at half-staff. The specifics of the flag honor are dependent upon who or what is being honored. Sign-up here to be notified when the Governor orders flags to half-staff.
Governor Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-Staff in Remembrance of Victims of Political Violence
TOPEKA – Today, in remembrance of Charlie Kirk, Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, and all victims and survivors of political violence, Governor Laura Kelly, in accordance with Executive Order #20-30, directed flags throughout the State of Kansas to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately Friday, September 12, 2025 until sundown on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
“Our nation should not be a place where freedom of speech is silenced with political violence,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “I call on all Kansans, and all Americans, to join in a movement to bring political violence to an end. We must stop the use of dangerous rhetoric and return to respectfully debating issues without threats, hate, or violence.”
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