Years in the making, Utah’s new state flag close to waving across the state. Here’s why.

Opponents of Sen. Dan McCay’s Utah flag bill said the change was giving in to “woke, politically correct mobs.”

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the Utah State Flag Task Force, from left, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton and Rep. Stephen Handy, R-Layton discuss the new state flag designs during a press conference that reavealed all 20 semifinal designs for the creation of the new state flag Sept. 22, 2022 at the Utah Capitol. On Thursday, the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement unfurled the 20 semifinal designs that are on display in the Hall of Governors. The design review committee is seeking public feedback through a SurveyMonkey form until Oct. 5, 2022. After that time, four to six flags will be presented to the task force, led by Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson. After a month-long delay, House committee members passed McCay's flag bill on Feb. 28, 2023.

Years in the making, Utah’s new state flag close to waving across the state. Here’s why.

Opponents of Sen. Dan McCay’s Utah flag bill said the change was giving in to “woke, politically correct mobs.”

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