Louisiana Senate backs transgender sports ban veto override
Louisiana state senators have narrowly voted to overturn Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' rejection of a bill prohibiting transgender students from participating in school sports.
Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports ban proposal
The decision pushes back against legislation that has passed several Southern states. Tuesday's veto from the Democratic governor was expected, since Edwards repeatedly called the measure discriminatory.
Department of Justice says West Virginia, Arkansas transgender bans violate federal law
The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports.
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West Virginia's governor has signed a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.
The Democratic governor's action Thursday thwarted an effort by conservative Republican lawmakers to make Kansas the latest state with a GOP-controlled legislature to enact such a ban, with more than 20 considering it.
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Shortly after the bill died, the governor, who has emerged as a prominent national figure in the GOP, issued two executive orders that Republican lawmakers said amounted to an effort to salvage her reputation with conservatives.
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.
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