(NEWS RELEASE)Β β Governor Pat McCroryβs office issued the following statement on the ACLUβs lawsuit on HB2.
WATCH NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER LAWSUIT FILED OVER NON-DISCRIMINATION BILL
βThe governor respects the right of any legal challenges; however, he does not respect the continued distortion of the facts by the groups challenging this law and by many members of the state and national media,β said Graham Wilson, the governorβs press secretary.
βTo counter a coordinated national effort to mislead the public, intimidate our business community and slander our great state, the governor will continue to set the record straight on a common sense resolution to local government overreach that imposed new regulations on businesses that intruded into the personal lives of our citizens. The non-discrimination policies in place today in cities like Raleigh, Greensboro and Asheville and in every business in North Carolina are the same as they were last month and last year.
βWhere was this coordinated outrage and media attention when the original bathroom ordinance was defeated in Charlotte just last year?
βThe governor looks forward to cheering for the UNC Tar Heels in the NCAA Final Four being played in Houston, a city that defeated a similar bathroom ordinance referendum last year with over 61% of the vote.β
You can view the lawsuit HERE.
