IOWA (KCAU) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a new order on Tuesday to have flags statewide be lowered to half staff next weekend.

It's in remembrance of late Iowa State Senator Claire Celsi, who passed away last Monday.

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Senator Celsi was elected to three terms as a Democrat in the Iowa Senate, representing the greater Des Moines metro area.

To commemorate her life and honor her work in the State Senate, flags are to be flown at

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