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.

Governor Kay Ivey ordered the return of flags to full staff for Inauguration Day, January 20. All state buildings are flying flags at half-staff to honor the passing of Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed on December 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.

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

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags to remain lowered at half-staff in honor of Lt. Mark Meadows of the Irondale Police Department.

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.

Gov. Kay Ivey Monday declared two days of mourning for two Alabamians killed in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. In a proclation, the governor set Monday as a day of mourning for Kareem Badawi,

Despite the national mourning period for the late Jimmy Carter, Washington's Gov. Bob Ferguson is directing flags to be raised Monday for Inauguration Day.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day. Johnson's announcement pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order issued last

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.