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Committee-approved bill could bring Utah's "flag wars" to an end.
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The LGBTQIA Belonging flag flies outside the Salt Lake City and County Building in March of 2025. Benjamin Wood CAPITOL HILL—A tenuous but hopeful ceasefire in the Utah Flag Wars went into effect on Friday, with front-line generals from both sides of the prolonged conflict reporting calm and quiet conditions while negotiators debated new compromise legislation that could bring hostilities to a permanent end.
Members of the House Government Operations Committee ultimately voted 6-3 for HB302 , which would permit municipalities to recognize a single, official city flag that complies with state…
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