A Missouri Republican saw last year’s debate over a proposed constitutional amendment that would have protected businesses that deny services to same-sex couples bring lawmakers to tears and grind legislative work to a halt. His potential solution: Take state government out of marriage completely.
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HB2’s biggest backer claims an 1,100 percent jump in donations for 2016
North Carolina’s House Bill 2 may have cost Charlotte millions of dollars due to lost conventions, concerts and business expansions, but it was good for the N.C. Values Coalition. The conservative group, which was among the chief advocates of HB2, reported this week that donations were up 1,100 percent this year over 2015.
HB2’s biggest backer claims an 1,100 percent jump in donations for 2016
North Carolina’s House Bill 2 may have cost Charlotte millions of dollars due to lost conventions, concerts and business expansions, but it was good for the N.C. Values Coalition. The conservative group, which was among the chief advocates of HB2, reported this week that donations were up 1,100 percent this year over 2015.
Weighty and weird issues await Texas lawmakers
When Texas lawmakers meet again on Jan. 10 in Austin, they’ll deal with hundreds of bills that have been filed. Some are the typical bigger issues, such as state retirement.
HB2 dispute demonstrates divide –
Repealing North Carolina’s law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided United States. The deal was supposedly reached with input from top politicians and industry leaders: Charlotte agreed to eliminate its anti-discrimination ordinance on the condition that state lawmakers then repeal the legislation known as House Bill 2, which had been a response to Charlotte’s action.
North Carolina fails to repeal LGBT law as culture wars rage
Repealing North Carolina’s law limiting LGBT protections at the close of a bitter election year was supposed to heal blows to the economy and perhaps open a truce in the culture wars in at least one corner of the divided United States. The failure of state lawmakers to follow through instead shows how much faith each side has lost in the other, as Americans segregate themselves into communities of us and them, defined by legislative districts that make compromise unlikely.
McCrory Blames Left-Wing Groups For No Repeal Of North Carolina…
Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory blamed left-wing groups for scuttling an agreement that would have repealed an anti-LGBT law. The Republican called the special session Wednesday, but it ended without approved legislation to get rid of House Bill 2. Gay rights groups and others who pushed for repeal blamed Republican lawmakers for failing to keep its promise to act after the Charlotte City Council repealed its ordinance.
North Carolina lawmakers meeting to consider HB2 repeal
North Carolina’s legislature is reconvening to see if enough lawmakers are willing to repeal a 9-month-old law that limited LGBT rights, including which bathrooms transgender people can use in public schools and government buildings. House and Senate members planned to meet in the capital Wednesday for a special session two days after the Charlotte City Council gutted an ordinance that in March led the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass House Bill 2, known by some as the “bathroom bill.”
Trump Attorney General Appointee Jeff Sessions Is Even Worse Than We Thought
How bad can the Donald Trump administration get ? Really, really, really bad. And then, once it’s that bad, it’ll get even worse.
2016 Election’s Biggest Losers: Blacks – 2016 Election’s…
It was a total rejection of the progressive liberal ideology. But the real loser was black political power throughout the country.