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Governor Kotek Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Charlie Kirk
Press Release · September 11, 2025
Governor Kotek Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Charlie Kirk
Today, Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on September 14 in pursuant of the Presidential Proclamation.
Governor Kotek issued the following statement:
"I offer my deepest condolences to Mr. Kirk's family. This attack is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this."
Earlier today, the Governor ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on September 11, 2025, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 civilians and first responders that were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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