US Edition
Boise Removes LGBTQ+ Pride Flag as Idaho Governor Signs Bill to Fine City for Its Display
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.
12 Articles
12 Articles
East Idaho News
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…
The spokesman-Review
The Daily ItemBoise takes down its Pride flag after Gov. Little signs new flag bill into law
Idaho lawmakers got what some of them have been wanting to do since 2025: The city of Boise took its pride flag down.Idaho legislators first passed a law in 2025 preventing the state and local governments from flying most flags. During debate, supporters shared photos of Boise’s flag as an example of what they hoped the law would target, according to previous Statesman reporting. But the law lacked an enforcement mechanism, and Boise bypassed it…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
