IPR News By James Kelley
Posted 3 hours ago
Johnson County Supervisor Jon Green is going against Gov. Kim Reynolds’ encouragement to lower all flags in memory of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Reynolds ordered state entities to lower their flags on Wednesday and encouraged local governments to do the same.
In a social media post, Green said he condemned the killing, but would not honor Kirk. He said Kirk made it his life’s mission to denigrate people that Green had sworn to protect, such as marginalized populations. Green also said he would accept any consequence, legal or electoral, for his decision.
Reynolds responded to Green’s post on X, calling it disgraceful. She said Green was putting politics above human decency.
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