MISSOULA — The Missoula City Council adopted a resolution on Monday night that makes the Pride flag an official flag of the city of Missoula. It's currently the only official flag.

The decision comes in light of a recent Montana law that bans Pride flags from being flown in government buildings and schools.

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Montana House 819 allows for the flying of “official historical flags of the United States”; the law gives the example of the Gadsden flag.

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During council discussion, Council member Mike Nugent pointed out that under that definition, the Confederate flag would also be considered a historical flag of the United States.

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