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Indiana lawmakers try to quiet firestorm surrounding new religious freedom law
Gov. Mike Pence called off public appearances Monday and sports officials planned an “Indy Welcomes All” campaign ahead of this weekend’s NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis as lawmakers scrambled to quiet the firestorm over a new law that has much of the country portraying Indiana as a state of intolerance.
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Georgia House committee cancels meeting to decide fate of ‘religious freedom’ bill
A Georgia House committee has cancelled a meeting that was scheduled to occur on Monday morning, leaving the future of the state’s “religious liberty” bill in doubt.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘There’s something very dangerous happening in states across the country’
Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling on colleagues leading other major companies to take a stand against so-called “religious freedom” legislation similar to one enacted in Indiana.
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Montana House narrowly defeats ‘religious freedom’ bill on deadlocked vote
Gov. Steve Bullock: “What’s happening in Indiana is something that shouldn’t be happening in Montana. We don’t need laws like that imported into our state.”
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Springfield, Mo., to vote on measure to repeal LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
Opponents of a recently passed LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Missouri’s third largest city are asking voters to repeal the law on April 7.
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‘Indiana: A great place to be a bigot’
Clip description: “If you love covered bridges and discriminating, book your trip to Indiana today.” (“Paid for by the Indiana Board of Terrible People.”)
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Indiana governor: ‘We’re not going to change the law’
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence defended the new state law that’s garnered widespread criticism over concerns it could foster discrimination and said Sunday it wasn’t a mistake to have enacted it.
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Missouri bills would ban gender neutral university housing, unisex bathrooms
Gender-neutral university housing and many unisex public bathrooms would be banned in Missouri under bills that have been introduced in the Legislature.
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Indiana governor says he didn’t anticipate ‘the hostility that’s been directed at our state’
Three days after signing legislation widely criticized as a “license to discriminate” against LGBT people, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he didn’t anticipate “the hostility that’s been directed at our state.”
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Angie’s List halts 1,000-job Indiana expansion over anti-LGBT religious freedom law
Add Angie’s List to the roster of companies, business interests, and civic leaders taking a stand against Indiana’s new religious freedom law that critics charge is a “licenses to discriminate” against LGBT people.