LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock’s mayor is urging Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson 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.
Mayor Mark Stodola called the bill “simply too divisive” in a letter sent to Hutchinson and released by the city on Tuesday.
The proposal prohibits state and local government from infringing on someone’s religious beliefs without a “compelling” interest.’
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Stodola wrote in the letter that he believes the measure would hurt Hutchinson’s push to attract more technology companies to the state.
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