Kasich also expressed concern that should either billionaire Donald Trump or Texas Sen.
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“Being LGBT does not make you less human, and that is why gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights”. Movie studio Lionsgate is reconsidering its decision to shoot the musical remake of “Dirty Dancing” there. But Spellings pointed out that the new law “does not contain provisions concerning enforcement” of the bathroom requirements.
Most paid leave programs provide some percentage of a worker’s pay.
LGBT activists are making HB2 out to discriminate against gays and lesbians, but the bill doesn’t address anything about people engaging in same-sex relations.
Kasich’s comments on Sunday ultimately revealed a governor neither clearly opposed to nor supportive of laws like the one passed in North Carolina. Georgia and other states have considered similar legislation. The minimum wage and paid leave policies in NY are now much different than its border state New Jersey, which is run by Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Mississippi’s governor recently signed such a measure into law, provoking an Indiana-style business backlash in the backwaters. “Action and accountability require more than just the use of the bully pulpit”.
About 500 people have gathered on the grounds of the old Capitol building in Raleigh to show their support for a North Carolina law that limits protections for the LGBT community.
It’s a stealth version of what Colorado did in the early 90’s and what the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 1996.
A medical standing order, issued by the state health director, allows Naloxone to be dispensed to anyone who requests it. It is estimated that more than 2,500 lives have been saved in North Carolina because of Naloxone.
The states ignored these threats.
BuzzFeed News asked what specific actions he may take to nullify the laws, but his campaign did not reply. The law includes a preamble that says MS is extending legal protections to those who believe “marriage is between one man and one woman”, and “sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage”.
North Carolina passed a “bathroom bill” that not only bans trans* people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity, but excludes all LGBTQ people from anti-discrimination protection.
The governor said he is acting “to protect the privacy and equality of all North Carolinians”, by both clarifying the law and adding new protections.
“This issue is in danger of setting us back from the progress we’ve made in positioning Charlotte as an attractive, inclusive destination”, Murray’s statement said, urging leaders to find a resolution in “the best interests of our city and state”.
Some more moderate Republicans have suggested that these laws may be misguided. “And tricky is not the right word, but it can become a contentious issue”, Kasich said on CBS’ “Face the Nation”.
Even as Deutsche Bank became the second major company to scrap a planned expansion in North Carolina due to the law, a tourism agency in Raleigh said that the legislation could also wind up costing the region millions of dollars in canceled events.
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“You have cities and regions that are mismatched”, says Bishop. “The Central Valley and Orange County in California”. Gay activists are also lumping the law together with various “religious freedom” bills voted on or being discussed in different states.
