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Boise Takes Down Its Pride Flag After Gov. Little Signs New Flag Bill Into Law
The new law limits government flags and adds a $2,000 daily penalty for each violation, prompting Boise to remove the display.
- On Tuesday, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean ordered the removal of the city's Pride flag from City Hall minutes after Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 561 into law.
- The Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 561 to enforce a 2025 flag ban that previously lacked penalties, imposing $2,000 daily fines for unauthorized displays on government property.
- Rep. Ted Hill, R-Eagle, stated the bill targeted Boise's workaround, while McLean called the legislation written "with one purpose in mind: to prevent Boise from expressing our values by flying our official Pride flag."
- Boise City Council President Meredith Stead said "the law forces us to" remove the flag, while McLean noted the decision protects taxpayers from the $2,000 daily penalty.
- McLean stated the city is reviewing all legal avenues to challenge the measure, as supporters gathered near the Idaho State Capitol on Tuesday for Trans Day of Visibility.
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Boise removes LGBTQ+ pride flag as Idaho governor signs bill to fine city for its display
Boise officials removed an LGBTQ+ pride flag from in front of its City Hall, minutes after Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that bans the city’s workaround to continue flying the flag, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Minutes after Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill that would fine cities for flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list, the city of B…
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