The debates around adopting official state symbols offer levity along with valuable civics lessons for students.

Before Georgia lawmakers threw their papers in the air, signifying the end of the 2025 legislative session, they passed a law that involved the golden color fluffy side dish. Cornbread now joins the ...

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Georgia in recent days passed legislation to recognize cornbread as an official staple there. Oregon lawmakers are deciding if they want T-bone steaks on the state symbols menu, while Bigfoot ...

Cornbread now joins the family of state symbols. The Georgia House of Representatives passed and adopted the law on February 26, and the Georgia Senate passed the legislation on April 2 ...

Magyar chose the slogan “Hungarians First!” to both echo and contrast with the nativist, regime-centric “Hungary First!” by ...

The 50-foot-tall steel sculpture “Symbol” at Sinnissippi Park was designed by Russian sculptor Alexander Liberman in 1978 and ...

A proposal to designate the tortilla as New Mexico’s official state bread had unanimous support from lawmakers. On Friday, though, it ended up falling flat. It wasn’t because Gov. Michelle ...

Thousands of Confederate symbols are standing in public spaces ... North Carolina’s Fort Liberty was reverted to Fort Bragg, while Georgia’s Fort Moore was changed back to Fort Benning.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A proposal to designate the tortilla as New Mexico’s official state bread had unanimous support from lawmakers. On Friday, though, it ended up falling flat. It wasn’t ...

New Mexico's lawmakers were hardly alone in wanting to pad their state's list of symbols this legislative season. Georgia lawmakers recently passed a bill to recognize cornbread as their state’s ...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday to allow Afghan Christian refugees to remain in the country. Raffensperger called for DHS ...