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Nevada governor signs transgender hate crimes bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Crimes that target transgender person because of their sexual identity now carry an extra penalty in Nevada.
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Mormon church arranged meeting ahead of vote against LGBT discrimination
POCATELLO, Idaho — Pocatello city officials met with an attorney for a Washington, D.C.-based conservative group brought in by the Mormon church a few weeks before councilors rejected an ordinance intended to protect LGBT people from discrimination.
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Nevada Assembly passes transgender hate crimes bill
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada lawmakers made a strong statement Tuesday, passing a bill that says crimes motivated by hatred of transgender people will not be tolerated in the Silver State.
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More than 100 Pa. lawmakers sponsor sweeping LGBT protections bills
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A bipartisan group of more than 100 Pennsylvania lawmakers have reintroduced bills in both the state House and Senate that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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South Carolina lawmaker to introduce LGBT non-discrimination bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill protecting all workers from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity will be introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives next Tuesday, according to staff at a state LGBT equality group.
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Idaho GOP censures city councilman for supporting anti-discrimination law
MOSCOW, Idaho — The Latah County, Id., Republican Party has voted to censure its chairman for his vote as a Moscow city councilor supporting an ordinance outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Coeur d’Alene latest Idaho town to consider anti-discrimination law
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Coeur d’Alene officials are considering joining three other Idaho cities in outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Texas Senate panel takes no action on bill to ban LGBT workplace discrimination
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state Senate panel on Wednesday began formal consideration of a bill that would ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation of gender identity, but the committee chair said the measure does not have the votes to pass.
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N.C. lawmakers introduce bills to protect LGBT state workers
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state lawmakers have introduced bills that would extend non-discrimination protections to LGBT state employees.
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Fourth Idaho city passes LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
MOSCOW, Idaho — The Moscow City Council has passed an anti-discrimination ordinance that makes it illegal to make housing and employment decisions based on sexual orientation and gender identity.