The Guardian: Plans to repeal the controversial North Carolina law limiting LGBT protections fell apart late on Wednesday, after hours of closed-door wrangling.
Lawmakers held a special session to repeal House Bill 2 (HB2), which had spurred extensive economic boycotts and protests in the state. But the legislative body adjourned for the night without having voted on a proposal.
Outgoing governorPat McCrory had called the special session after the Charlotte city council gutted a local bill that had prompted the law in the first place – a nondiscrimination ordinance that expanded protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public accommodations.
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