Proposed Utah flag redesign clears 1st legislative hurdle in divided room
Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, listened quietly as over a dozen Utahns scooted to the front of a crow...
Estimated read time: 4-5 minutesSALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, listened quietly as over a dozen Utahns scooted to the front of a crowded room within the state Capitol complex to express their views of the proposed new Utah state flag.It felt like deja vu. For more than a half-hour, people talked about what they liked or hated about it — a debate McCay says he has heard for months since leading the effort to update the flag. Yet when the passionate debate subsided, McCay's bill, SB31, cleared the Senate Business and Labor Committee with a 6-1 vote Wednesday, moving it to the Utah Senate for a broader vote.