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Far-right lawmaker Trevor Lee wants to bring "Dixie" back to Utah Tech University.
Lee was the brains behind the Pride flag ban, and he also wants to force Salt Lake City to abandon the name Harvey Milk Blvd on 900 South.
Miss: Whistling Dixie Some of you might remember when Layton's Steve Handy lost his Utah House seat to Rep. Trevor Lee in 2022. It was a stunning and stinging loss for the moderate Republican, who had misplaced faith in the caucus-convention system, and who didn't gather signatures to get on the ballot.
Since then, Lee has been trolling on X-Twitter and offering up curiously hostile legislation. His most recent mirrors the Trump administration's desire to Make America White Again. He wants Utah Tech University to take back its "Dixie" name.
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