BOISE (KIVI) — Boise Mayor Lauren McLean criticized a proposed Idaho bill Monday that could strip the city’s Progress Pride Flag of its status as an official Boise flag, calling the measure an attempt to limit local authority and representation.
Speaking at Boise City Hall after testifying at the Statehouse, McLean said she was disappointed lawmakers advanced House Bill 561, which would prohibit cities and counties from flying official flags created after Jan. 1, 2023.
In 2025, the Boise City Council voted to make the Progress Pride Flag an official city flag. That move came in response to Gov. Brad Little signing House Bill 96 (HB-96) into law, which forbade flying non-official flags at government buildings throughout the state…