The group tasked with producing an official recommendation for a new Massachusetts state flag, seal, and motto is seeking another extension for it to complete its work ahead of a deadline later this month.

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission was given a Dec. 15 deadline to produce recommendations. But the full body has not met since late August, and a round of public hearings that must occur before final recommendations are given have not been scheduled.

The commission itself is the second such group to try to tackle the contentious topic in recent years. The first commission was created by state lawmakers in 2021, but disbanded by the end of 2023 without offering any concrete proposals.

The current commission was created by the Legislature last year and given a

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