Mayors of 2 major cities ban official business travel to Indiana
Posted: Mar 30, 2015 11:08 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 30, 2015 11:08 AM EDT
By John P. WiseCONNECT
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Gov. Mike Pence
Gov. Mike Pence
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Indiana's controversial new religious-freedom bill is turning heads across the country.
So much so that mayors of two major cities are telling their staffs they can no longer travel to the Hoosier state on official business.
The mayors of Seattle and San Francisco, among other critics, say the bill essentially allows privately-owned businesses to discriminate against LGBT patrons.
[POLITICS: Obama to visit Louisville this week]
Television host George Stephanopoulos over the weekend interviewed Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who struggled to give Stephanopoulos a clear answer when the host asked him twice if "it should be legal in the state of Indiana to discriminate against gays and lesbians."
Pence insists the law is not about gay rights, that it's about protecting "the religious liberty of people of faith, and said Indiana will not change the law.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, as well as athletes and other celebrities, have been vocal in their opposition.
College basketball's Final Four tournament takes place in Indianapolis this weekend.
Mayors of 2 major cities ban official business travel to IN
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Mayors of 2 major cities ban official business travel to IN
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Who cares that 2 leftists mayors won't travel to Indiana.
I applaud Gov Pence for standing up against discrimination of business owners because they choose to hold dear their religious principles.
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I applaud Gov Pence for standing up against discrimination of business owners because they choose to hold dear their religious principles.
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The same law exists in 19 other states and was signed in to federal law by Clinton...Indiana does it and everyone goes apeshit
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It's all about the media coverage. No facts actually matterssracer wrote:The same law exists in 19 other states and was signed in to federal law by Clinton...Indiana does it and everyone goes apeshit
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Clinton was forced to that sign by Bush junior didn't you know.
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Re: Mayors of 2 major cities ban official business travel to
Correct.Rem700 wrote:It's all about the media coverage. No facts actually matterssracer wrote:The same law exists in 19 other states and was signed in to federal law by Clinton...Indiana does it and everyone goes apeshit