Utah is one step closer to getting a new state flag. After receiving over 7,000 suggestions for new designs, the Utah State Flag Task force has narrowed it down to one finalist. State lawmakers will vote whether or not to adopt the flag during this legislative session. Plus, a controversial bill that would give Utah teachers a pay raise and create a voucher program needs final approval in the senate before going to the governor's desk. And later, our radio partners report on the Navajo Nation’s end to the long-running mask mandate and recently published book of poetry from a local queer author.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: The final design for Utah’s new state flag, which lawmakers will vote to adopt during the 2023 legislative session. The red rock valley represents southern Utah’s landscape.

// Utah Final Flag Design

https://flag.utah.gov/finaldesign/

// SB 31: State Flag Amendments

https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/SB0031.html

// HB 215: Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Education Opportunities

https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/HB0215.html

// KUER: Utah lawmakers are working with startling speed on the teacher pay/school choice bill

https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2023-01-24/utah-lawmakers-are-working-with-startling-speed-on-the-teacher-pay-school-choice-bill

// KSJD: Cortez author publishes book of poetry exploring the idea of laziness in American culture

https://www.ksjd.org/2023-01-24/cortez-author-publishes-book-of-poetry-exploring-the-idea-of-laziness-in-american-culture