RALEIGH, N.C. — Some Connecticut lawmakers are hoping to lure businesses away from North Carolina by highlighting controversial rhetoric of a high-profile North Carolina politician.
Democratic Senate leaders in the Nutmeg State wrote to officials in Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development, urging them to “explore opportunities to attract businesses from the state of North Carolina to relocate to Connecticut.”
They cited North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, his history of inflammatory comments about LGBTQ people and women, and his desire to restrict abortion access as the impetus for the effort.
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