North Carolina Governor Josh Stein orders flags lowered for Dolores Huerta
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The gist
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein ordered U.S. and state flags at state facilities to half-staff through Nov.
The honor marks Huerta's national standing as a labor and civil rights figure.
Background
Josh Stein is North Carolina's Democratic governor. Dolores Huerta was a labor activist and civil rights icon who cofounded the United Farm Workers of America in the mid-1960s; she died at her home in Bakersfield, California, at age 96. Stein's order covers all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities, from sunrise Thursday, October 29 until sunset Monday, November 2.
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2026Labor activist and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta, cofounder of the United Farm Workers of America, died at her home in Bakersfield, California, at age 96.
- Oct 28, 2026Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff from sunrise October 29 until sunset November 2 in Huerta's honor.
- Oct 31, 2026Stein joined NC A&T State University Chancellor James R. Martin II for a proclamation marking the 100th anniversary of the school's 'Greatest Homecoming on Earth,' presented at halftime of the homecoming football game in Greensboro.
Who’s saying what
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- Stein said Huerta 'made America a better place for workers and women' and urged honoring her legacy by extending the nation's promise to all.