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Arkansas lawmakers pass revised religious objections bill
Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a revised religious objections measure after Gov. Asa Hutchinson asked for changes in the wake of mounting criticism that a previous bill endorsed discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Michigan governor reiterates he would veto religious objections bill that doesn’t protect gays
Gov. Rick Snyder warned Thursday that he would veto religious objections legislation unless lawmakers also send him a bill extending anti-discrimination protections to gays.
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Hundreds gather at Arkansas Capitol over religious freedom bill
Hundreds of supporters and opponents of Arkansas’ religious conscience bill that has been criticized as anti-gay stood divided at the state Capitol steps.
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Angie’s List rejects changes to Indiana religious freedom law as ‘insufficient’
Angie’s List, which last week halted a $40 million expansion in Indianapolis, has become the first major local company to reject the deal hammered out by Indiana legislators to “fix” the state’s widely criticized religious freedom law.
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Indiana commerce groups praise proposed tweaks to religious freedom law
Two of Indiana’s largest business groups are praising proposed changes to the state’s new religious freedom law.
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Florida House panel approves bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse gay couples
Private agencies would be able to cite religious or moral grounds to turn away same-sex couples seeking to adopt children under a bill that’s ready for a House vote.
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Indiana unveils changes to religious freedom bill; LGBT rights groups say it’s not enough
Indiana lawmakers on Thursday announced changes they plan to make to the state’s new religious freedom law aimed at quelling widespread criticism from businesses and others who have called the proposal anti-gay, but LGBT rights groups said the fix doesn’t go far enough.
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Judge: University of Pittsburgh transgender locker room ban didn’t discriminate
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a transgender man who alleged the University of Pittsburgh expelled and subjected him to FBI scrutiny after a dispute over using a men’s locker room.
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Why businesses are speaking out against ‘religious freedom’ laws
A bevy of big-name businesses including Apple, Walmart, Gap and Levi Strauss are publicly speaking out against religious-objections legislation in states such as Indiana and Arkansas. But why?
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Arkansas governor’s son thrust into national spotlight over religious freedom bill
Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson opening opening a new conference by saying the issue has become so divisive that his own son, Seth, was among those who signed a petition asking him to veto the bill.