Governor Vetoes Maine’s 9th Bid for Gay Rights Law
<i> Associated Press</i>
AUGUSTA, Me. —
Gov. John R. McKernan Jr. vetoed a gay rights bill in what was Maine’s ninth failed attempt since 1976 to enact such a measure. “This bill just goes too far,” the Republican governor said Tuesday. It would have barred discrimination against homosexuals in housing, jobs, credit and public accommodations.
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