Salt Lake City and Boise have adopted new official flags following a ban of non-sanctioned flags in Utah and Idaho.

Boise and Salt Lake City have both adopted the Pride flag – or a slight variation of it – as official symbols as of Tuesday night, effectively circumventing state law.

Idaho’s flag ban took effect April 3, barring government buildings from displaying any flags except those on a short list including the U.S. flag, flags of military branches and official flags ...

Salt Lake City Mayor's Office In Boise, the City Council designated the rainbow Pride flag and a flag promoting organ donation as official city flags.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day. This action honors North Carolinians who died in military service.

Expletives, cheers and boos rang out at a Boise City Council meeting over the Pride flag. Idaho politicians passed a law to ban flying unofficial flags.

Salt Lake City adopts official versions of the pride and other flags just hours before a new Utah law banning unofficial flags from schools and government buildings takes effect.

An American flag flying at half-staff generally indicates one of these three things: The death of a government official, military member or emergency first responder. A national tragedy.

While only state facilities are ordered to lower flags, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions may join in by flying flags at half-staff May 15.