30 U.S. states now considering version of Idahoâs transgender athlete billÂ
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BOISE A bill that bans transgender girls and women from participating in girlsâ and womenâs sports has quickly spread to 30 statehouses across the country after originating in Idaho.
Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls, the bill originated in the form of House Bill 500 during the 2020 Idaho legislative session. The Republican supermajority that controls the Legislature passed it, and GOP Gov. Brad Little signed it into law.Â
While states across the U.S. have picked up a version of the bill this year, U.S. District Court Judge David Nye issued an injunction last summer putting Idahoâs law on hold while a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the law plays out.Â
A year after the first COVID-19 shutdown, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act â the $1.9 trillion coronavirus legislation that truly has little to do with coronavirus at all.
The third of its kind since 2020, the bill was proposed with the intention to provide COVID relief and bail out states with federal funds. But in this case, the third time isnât the charm as once again, federal decision makers have turned to quick fixes that create long-term issues rather than long-term solutions.
Our recent history teaches us a federal bailout of the states threatens to further harm taxpayers, federalism and ultimately the states themselves. This third state bailout, with less than 10% going to COVID relief and only 1% going to vaccine distribution, proves that this will be the case again.
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