Meant to mention this yesterday but got swept up in all the political happenings: the National Basketball Association is reportedly pulling the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina because of the state’s bathroom law targeting transgender people. 

There has been talk that such a bill may be proposed in the Arkansas legislature next year despite the potential for a backlash from the business community. 

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