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Utah Sen. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, unfurls the state's new flag during a Senate media availability on Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Opponents of the new state flag have filed a referendum in an attempt to bypass the Legislature and let voters decide on the design.

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  • Utah's new flag design is ruffling feathers, and people are already trying to replace it.
  • The flag's detractors claim it's too "woke," and glosses over parts of Utah's history.
  • Gov. Spencer Cox said that he should "have known better" that the new flag would be unpopular.

A growing movement in opposition to a new state flag is buzzing in Utah after the state's governor signed off on a new flag in March, replacing a hundred-year-old design.

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