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The Latest: House Speaker Supports Charlotte Vote Override
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: House Speaker Supports Charlotte Vote Override
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Feb 23, 2016, 10:12 AM ET
The Latest on an ordinance approved by the Charlotte City Council to expand protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people (all times local):
10:10 a.m.
North Carolina's Republican state House speaker says he's looking at how the legislature could override a Charlotte City Council decision allowing transgender people to choose bathrooms in private businesses that correspond to their gender identity.
House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday in a statement that the council "has gone against all common sense" and created a "major public safety issue" with its vote Monday night.
Moore says he'll work with GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and other lawmakers to see what legislative intervention can "correct this radical course." McCrory warned council members before the vote that the legislature could step in and that he would support such action.
The legislature can vote to cancel North Carolina local government policies.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Feb 23, 2016, 10:12 AM ET
The Latest on an ordinance approved by the Charlotte City Council to expand protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people (all times local):
10:10 a.m.
North Carolina's Republican state House speaker says he's looking at how the legislature could override a Charlotte City Council decision allowing transgender people to choose bathrooms in private businesses that correspond to their gender identity.
House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday in a statement that the council "has gone against all common sense" and created a "major public safety issue" with its vote Monday night.
Moore says he'll work with GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and other lawmakers to see what legislative intervention can "correct this radical course." McCrory warned council members before the vote that the legislature could step in and that he would support such action.
The legislature can vote to cancel North Carolina local government policies.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-house-speaker-supports-charlotte-vote-override-37134204
