Politics & Government
Flag Flown Half-Staff Until Sunset on Tuesday
The governor has ordered that the flag be flown half-staff in Massachusetts.

MASSACHUSETTS—Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the U.S. flag and the Commonwealth flag shall be flown at half-staff at all state buildings beginning immediately until sunset on Tuesday, July 19.
The order is the result of the Presidential proclamation issued as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack perpetrated on July 14, 2016, in Nice, France.
This gubernatorial order applies to:
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- The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
- Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
- All state military installations
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