Arkansas governor urges changes to religious-objections bill

Thursday, April 2, 2015

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson backed away Wednesday from his promise to sign a controversial religious-objections bill, bowing to pressure from critics that included his son and some of the state's biggest employers, who say the legislation is anti-gay.

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