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Vermont governor bans state funded travel to Indiana
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is banning all non-essential state-funded trips to Indiana because of that state’s new religious-freedom law that critics say opens the door to discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Arkansas House approves anti‑LGBT religious freedom bill, governor says he’ll sign it
The Arkansas state House has approved a religious freedom bill nearly identical to one in Indiana that critics say is a “license to discriminate” against LGBT individuals.
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Little Rock mayor urges Arkansas governor to veto religious freedom bill
Little Rock’s mayor is urging Arkansas’ governor to veto a “religious freedom” bill that critics have said sanctions discrimination against gays and lesbians and that the mayor argues will hurt the state’s economic development efforts.
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Martin O’Malley: GOP support for Indiana religious freedom law ‘shameful’
Likely Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley says it’s “shameful” for Republicans to support an Indiana law that critics see as legalizing discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Indiana governor says he wants changes to ‘grossly mischaracterized’ religious freedom law
Pence said at a news conference Tuesday morning he has been meeting with lawmakers “around the clock” to address concerns that the law will allow businesses to deny services to gays and lesbians.
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Connecticut governor: Move women’s 2016 Final Four out of Indiana unless law changes
Connecticut’s governor and UConn’s athletic director called on the NCAA on Monday to consider moving next year’s Women’s Final Four out of Indianapolis unless changes are made to Indiana’s new religious-objections law.
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Fight over ‘license to discriminate’ religious freedom bills shifts to Arkansas
The fight over religious freedom bills has shifted toward Arkansas, which is poised to become the second state this year to enact such a measure.
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Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz express support for Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law
GOP presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz and likely candidate Jeb Bush, expressed support Monday for Indiana’s controversial religious freedom bill that critics charge is a license to discriminate against gays and lesbians.
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Indianapolis Star blasts Pence, lawmakers: ‘FIX THIS NOW’
“The consequences will only get worse if our state leaders delay in fixing the deep mess created. Half steps will not be enough. Half steps will not undo the damage.”
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Pence fights back: Religious freedom law ‘grossly misconstrued … I abhor discrimination’
In an essay published Monday evening in The Wall Street Journal, Indiana governor Mike Pence said the state’s religious freedom law “is not a ‘license to discriminate’” and simply reflects federal law.