I don't make but perhaps two trips a year past our Utah State Capitol, having learned that—for me—it provides little else than heartburn wrought by decades of political malfeasance whenever I see it.

When Layton Republican Rep. Steve Handy was approached years ago by constituents about updating the Utah state flag, they began with a simple question: What did he think of the current one? When ...

SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 5, 2025) — Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States of America and the great state of Utah to be flown at half-staff on all state facilities ...

While Salt Lake City officials gathered Tuesday for a celebration to raise the city’s new Juneteenth flag over City Hall, Utah’s governor had a blunt response to the ongoing feud over the display of ...

"My sincere intent is not to provoke or cause division," the city's mayor told the city council. "My intent is to represent our city's values with honor." Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall unveiled ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after a law banning "non-official" flags from being displayed in classrooms and government properties went into effect, Salt Lake City's new "official" city flags were flying at ...

OREM — The sound of drums echoed throughout the ballroom as the members of the drum circle sang a song. The music continued as the American flag, the Utah state flag and flags representing each of ...

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