Hutchinson Thursday signed a bill into law barring transgender athletes from competing on the school sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
Lee followed him Friday. Reeves signed a similar bill two weeks ago. Noem has backtracked about signing one, sending it back to legislators and asking for an exemption for college athletes.
But she has also announced she’s forming a national coalition of people opposing trans inclusion, with the goal of resisting efforts to “punish” states with laws like this.Also Friday, Hutchinson signed into law a “religious refusals” bill allowing health care workers to opt out of procedures to which they have religious or moral objections.