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Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration employees Willie Townsend, left, and Joe Brown, raise a couple of Mississippi state flags over the Capitol grounds in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The two men raised and lowered about 100 flags, provided by the Secretary of State's office, for people or organizations that purchased a state flag that flew over the grounds. Gov. Tate Reeves will sign a bill Tuesday evening retiring the last state flag with the Confederate battle emblem during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. Upon the governor signing the bill, the flag will lose its official status. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)