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Home Front: Politix
California bans state travel to Florida, 4 more over anti-LGBTQ laws
2021-06-30
[NYPOST] Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, officials have added Florida and four other states to a list of places where state-funded travel is banned over laws that purportedly discriminate against LGBTQ individuals.State Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, announced Monday that Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia had joined Alabama, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas on the no-go list, which was first created in 2016.

"When states discriminate against LGBTQ+ Americans, California law requires our office to take action," Bonta said in a statement. "These new additions to the state-funded travel restrictions list are about exactly that ... Rather than focusing on solving real issues, some politicians think it’s in their best interest to demonize trans youth and block life-saving care.



Posted by:Fred

#14  And better off for it.
Posted by: ed in texas   2021-06-30 22:01  

#13  So refreshing to see fiscal restraint from California Democrats...
Posted by: Raj   2021-06-30 15:24  

#12  Sure is a LOT of non state travel to these stated by Californians, one way that is.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-06-30 13:48  

#11  Who cares?

Hey Rob Bonta, lick my boots.
Posted by: Crusader   2021-06-30 13:26  

#10  Time for SCOTUS to weigh in.
Posted by: Angstrom   2021-06-30 12:29  

#9  ..they're paid a per diem allowance (above their normal salary), lodging costs, costs and fees of attendance, and travel costs or reimbursement.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-06-30 12:27  

#8  Professional conventions, offsite department training sessions, meetings with vendors and contractors...

So mostly 'Vacations'.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-06-30 12:25  

#7  State Govt employees traveling for State govt business? So they will basically not be reimbursed?
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-06-30 11:50  

#6   what the hell is state-funded travel?

Professional conventions, offsite department training sessions, meetings with vendors and contractors...
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-06-30 11:39  

#5  Taking your money to the French Laundry.

Kansas!

-does lawnmower elbow pump-

Which is hilarious, 'cuz just the other year everybody be like, "Oh, Kansas, so hot, so now, electing a catlady for governor!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-06-30 10:24  

#4  Now what the hell is state-funded travel?
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-06-30 10:12  

#3  Yay! Idaho made the list! A badge of honor for my adopted state. Now if you can just halt the influx of CA. libs moving in.
Posted by: Warthog   2021-06-30 09:41  

#2  North Korea has pretty much banned foreign travel for decades. Perhaps California could construct a wall or initiate border paroling to keep everyone in. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-06-30 07:50  

#1  It's not like everyone else is rushing to conventions and confabs in CA these days. It's also one way to hide the hemorrhaging budgets of so many offices with a little wallpaper of political theater.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-06-30 07:46  

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