Gov. Kay Ivey has directed flags at the Capitol and all state buildings to be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day.

GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30-day mourning period following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has announced that she too will be raising the American flag at all Alabama government buildings on January 20th, during Donald Trump's inauguration. Governor Ivey made this announcement shortly following Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to raise the American flag from half-staff to full-staff on the day of the inauguration.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered on Monday for the flags at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings to be raised to full-staff on January 20 in honor of Inauguration Day. Newsweek reached out to President-elect Donald Trump 's transition team and the Biden administration for comment Monday morning via email.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)(Eric Gay / AP) AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott’s political committee, Texans for Greg Abbott ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is the first state leader to defy President Biden's order to fly flags at half-staff during a 30-day mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to fly flags at state facilities at full staff on Inauguration Day was a threat to civility only for the most fragile.

When anti-DEI activist Chris Rufo said on X that TAMU was going to a conference that seemingly excludes white and Asian people, Gov. Abbott jumped in.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, California will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.