Minnesota mayors drag 'ridiculous' bill penalizing cities for not flying new controversial flag

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The ‘Outnumbered’ panel discusses Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s efforts to combat fraud in his state amid renewed scrutiny following a viral video by journalist Nick Shirley that sparked investigations and political debate. Minnesota mayors are rejecting their state lawmakers' attempt to penalize cities for not flying the new state flag. Members of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party pushed legislation Monday to reduce state aid to a county or city that "flies or otherwise makes use of a state flag other than the design of the state flag as certified in the report of the State Emblems Redesign Commission." Champlin Mayor Ryan Sabas, whose city voted in favor of flying the original flag in February, called this bill a "ridiculous" reaction to a growing opposition movement. "It's just an absolutely ridiculous bill that Democrats are signing on