Bill Lee on Tuesday. Flags over the State Capitol and all state buildings will be raised from 11 a.m. on Inauguration Day through sunrise Jan. 21, before returning to half-staff to continue to mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter, who died at ...
Federal flag code laws say flags need to be flown at half-staff for 30 days after the death of United States standards.
“On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President, Donald Trump,” Johnson said in a statement. “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.”
GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a