No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.

Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration. They think it’s so great” Trump posted.

Gov. Kay Ivey ordered flags to be returned to full-staff at the state capitol and at state buildings January 20 to honor Inauguration Day. Flags are currently at half-staff through January 29 in tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Dec. 29, 2024.

Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to remain lowered at half-staff in honor of Lt. Mark Meadows of the Irondale Police Department. The police officer was killed Monday after being struck by a truck while directing traffic outside a church.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags at state buildings and properties to temporarily go back to full staff Jan. 20 to mark Inauguration Day. Ivey announced the order Monday. Flags at federal, state and local government properties are now at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter,

California's governor agreed to temporarily raise flags to full height on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter.

Former President Jimmy Carter passed on Dec. 29. Flags were ordered to fly at half-staff for 30 days in federal observance of mourning. But Inauguration Day falls within that timeframe.

Following Texas’ lead, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday announced that she would also order her state’s flags to be flown at “full-staff” when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country's 47th president next week.

Several Republican Governors have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff, despite President Biden’s former directive.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing all American flags at state agencies to be flown at full-staff Monday to mark President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, which falls during the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter.

Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Republican Gov. Jeff Landry says the “Make America Great Again” flag will be raised at the governor’s mansion in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration