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Gov. Cox says Salt Lake City adopted "dumb" flags to get around "dumb" flag ban.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday that Salt Lakers are living in "the dumbest timeline" after the mayor and City Council circumvented a new ban on Pride and other pro-diversity flags by adopting those designs as official SLC banners.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox criticized Salt Lake City's new flag designs as a "dumb" answer to a "dumb" law during a press conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday that Salt Lakers are living in "the dumbest timeline" after the mayor and City Council circumvented a new ban on Pride and other pro-diversity flags by adopting those designs as official SLC banners.
Earlier on Tuesday, city leaders held a ceremony on Washington Square to raise the Sego Celebration Flag, which combines a traditional Juneteenth Flag background with the Sego Lilly canton of the city's…
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