RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a compromise proposal to overturn North Carolina's "bathroom law" (all times local): 4:40 p.m. North Carolina's commerce secretary says he'll start calling companies that have avoided North Carolina now that the state has repealed its "bathroom bill." Commerce Secretary Tony Copeland spoke Thursday as Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill. The American Civil Liberties Union and gay and transgender activists have complained that the new law still denies them certain protections from discrimination. In an interview after remarks at the Charlotte Regional Partnership awards banquet, Copeland told The Charlotte Observer (http://bit.ly/2odWhTH) he would contact...
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