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Coverage dated April 1, 2024

Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban

Headline from Courthouse News Service

Republican Rep. Barb Dittrich, who sponsored the bill, called Evers’ veto “disgusting” and accused him of “misogynistic and hateful position towards actual females.”

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender high school athletics ban (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Republican Rep. Barb Dittrich, who sponsored the bill, called Evers’ veto “disgusting” and accused him of “misogynistic and hateful position towards actual females.”

  2. CBS News

    Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes transgender high school athletics ban, decries (opens CBS News)

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    Evers vetoed a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have banned high school transgender athletes from competing on teams that align with their gender identity. Republicans don't have the votes needed to override the veto.

  3. La Crosse Tribune

    Gov. Tony Evers vetoes transgender ban for Wisconsin high school athletics (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    Legislative Republicans who passed the bill don't have the votes needed to override the veto.

  4. Dallas Voice

    Wisconsin governor vetoes anti-trans bill (opens Dallas Voice)

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    Dallas Voice's feed description

    I just vetoed Republicans’ anti-LGBTQ bill to ban trans and gender nonconforming kids from participating in school sports teams that align with their gender identity. LGBTQ kids deserve our love and respect and support just like any other kid.

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