Connecticut Won’t Fund Travel to Indiana
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iStock/Thinkstock(HARTFORD, Conn.) — The Nutmeg State is saying “nuts” to Indiana’s so-called “religious freedom law.”
With questions still unanswered on whether business owners would be able to use their personal beliefs to discriminate against gays and lesbians, Connecticut Democratic Governor Dan Malloy announced Monday that no one from his state would be able to travel to Indiana on the taxpayers’ dime.
Malloy said his executive order also pertains to “any other state that has laws or are using laws to allow them to discriminate against our citizens here in Connecticut.”
The governor remarked, “Somebody’s got to stand up to this kind of bigotry and I’m prepared to do it.”
Actually, at least one other high-profile politician has. On Sunday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an order prohibiting municipal employees from traveling to Indiana on city funds, explaining the new law “doesn’t reflect the values” of his city.
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