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

Tortillas in New Mexico, steak in Oregon... Bigfoot in California? Why US states are adopting new symbols - Legislating isn’t always about taxes, tariffs and other serious issues. Lawmakers sometimes ...

A bill naming the tortilla the state bread of New Mexico was vetoed, but Oregon may still adopt the T-bone as the state steak ...

A proposal to make the tortilla New Mexico's official bread was vetoed by the governor, amid broader debates on weightier ...

Spokeo examined State Symbols USA and other resources to explore why state seals are significant and how they help us ...

Learn about Ontario’s symbols, which include the eastern white pine, the loon and the trillium. Discover the different names Quebec has had throughout its history, as well as the symbols held by our ...

March 29 (UPI) --Utah became the first state in the country to ban flying ... "As tired as Utahns are of politically divisive symbols, I think they are also tired of culture war bills that don ...

Chuck Suchy performs his song 'Dancing Dakota" to an audience in Memorial Hall of the state Capitol in Bismarck on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed ceremonial bill HB 1397 ...

Federal income tax is a necessary evil, but residents in a few parts of the country don't have to pay state income taxes. Eight U.S. states don't impose any kind of income tax and one only taxes ...