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Idaho Senate passes bill to prevent local, state governments from displaying some flags

The Idaho Senate advanced a bill to prevent government entities from displaying certain flags, allowing only specified flags, in a 20-11 vote.
The bill's sponsor stated it is about maintaining neutrality and does not infringe on free speech.
Democratic Senator argued that the bill targets communities celebrating inclusivity with pride flags.
Harrison Redmond from the ACLU of Arizona described the bill as an attack on the LGBTQ community, stating that the pride flag symbolizes inclusivity.

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‘Tone deaf’ proposal to ban pride flags, among others, meets dead end

A freshman legislator rushed to block his own bill from advancing through the state Legislature after he compared support of the LGBTQ community to supporting Nazi ideology. House Bill 2113 would have banned any flag other than the approved flags of the United States, POW and MIA flags, the Arizona flag, Arizona Indian Nations flag, first responder flags, historic American flags, and “blue star service or a gold star service” flags from being d…

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Idaho Senate passes bill to prevent local, state governments from displaying some flags

The Idaho Senate in a 20-11 vote on Wednesday advanced a bill to prevent government entities from displaying certain flags. House Bill 96 prevents government entities from displaying flags on its properties, with exceptions to: The U.S. flag The official…

4 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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