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Governor drops the ball with transgender bill veto

In a few weeks the Louisiana Legislature may undertake its firstever veto override session in an attempt to overturn bills that Gov. John Bel Edwards nixed with a veto signature.

One bill in particular deals with the banning of transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams of their identified gender.

Edwards cracked the veto whip, citing that discrimination is not a Louisiana value, and…

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