Flag Status

Flag status and half-staff notifications for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Please be advised that as a mark of respect for the memory of Dolly Parton,  and in accordance with a Presidential proclamation, Governor Maura T. Healey has ordered the United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings beginning at 6:00PM today, August 25, 2026, and continuing until sunset on September 1, 2026.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
3. All state military installations

Information About Flag Protocol

Orders to fly flags at half-staff are issued by the Governor in accordance with Federal Law, 4 U.S.C. 7(m), and Massachusetts Law, G.L. c. 2, § 6A, and are carried out by the Superintendent.

The Bureau of the State House notifies other state-managed facilities in Massachusetts of this decision. This notification is distributed by way of email.

If you would like to be added to this list, please send a blank email (with no body text, signature, etc.) to [e-mail].

Requests for multiple addresses to be added can be sent to the State House Events Coordinator at [e-mail]. Include "Subscribe to Half-Staff Notifications" in the subject line and list each email address on a separate line in the body of the email.