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Boise removes Pride flag

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| April 1, 2026 1:00 AM

BOISE — After more than a decade of flying the Pride flag outside City Hall, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean ordered the LGBTQ+ Pride flag be taken down to comply with a new law placing significant restrictions on what flags can be flown on city and county property and imposing steep fines for violations.

Gov. Brad Little signed into law HB 651 on Tuesday, restricting what flags cities and counties are able to fly as part of an effort to end the flying of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag in Boise. The law went into effect immediately after its signing.

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