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Maine Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Following Texas Massacre

Maine Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Following Texas Massacre

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Governor LePage has ordered all American and State of Maine flags to be flown at half-staff, following the school shooting in Texas Friday morning. Our info partners at channel 8 report the order is in effect until Tuesday.

Ten people died in the massacre at Santa Fe High School in Texas.

President Trump made a similar announcement Friday, commanding that flags across the nation fly at half-staff.

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