Despite several governors across the U.S. choosing to raise their state’s flag for the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has decided to do the opposite and leave flags remaining at half-staff in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter.
Gubernatorial press aide Christian Slater confirmed flag protocols will be followed.
According to that protocol from the Department of Veterans Affairs, “flags should fly at half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and its territories and possessions after the death of the president or a former president.”
Trump previously wrote on Truth Social about lowered flags for his inauguration, saying “no American can be happy” about the situation.
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A lawsuit filed by aid groups argues the Trump administration’s freezing of federal funds for refugees is illegal.
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Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are asking the Bureau of Reclamation to ensure projects for Colorado River preservation will still get the money.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's offer to federal employees to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September can go forward.
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In a floor session earlier this week, the Arizona Senate passed a bill calling for alternate bathroom facilities in schools for transgender students.
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Dozens of employees at the bureau were fired by email on Tuesday night amid a stop-work order and closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's headquarters.