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Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments in a measure op…

Georgia lawmakers have proposed a religious rights protection bill. Opponents say it would provide a legal shield for discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in the name of religion.

Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments in a measure opponents say would provide a legal shield for people and groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the name of religion. That religious protection bill resurfaced Thursday

Then Governor Nathan Deal vetoed it in 2016 after Georgias business community expressed fear of it hurting the ability to attract employees and tourists.

Bunkhouse, the Austin-based hospitality group, continues its path of expansion with this second project in Houston.

Hotel Daphne from hospitality group Bunkhouse is slated to open its doors in Texas' Houston Heights neighborhood in 2025.