Down in Mississippi the Starkville's city council took a secret vote to repeal the city’s non-discrimination ordinance and health benefits for LGBT people. The secret vote was 5 to 2 for the repeal but the mayor voted it.
Wiseman vetoes board's actions targeting LGBT employeesYup, they do things differently down in Mississippi, here in Connecticut it is against state law to hold secret meetings and votes except matters of employment and contract discussions.
The Dispatch
By Carl Smith
January 9, 2015
Led by Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins, aldermen voted 5-2 Tuesday to amend the city's plus-one insurance offering for only workers' spouses in state-recognized marriages and repealed Starkville's statement of equality, which included non-discrimination protections to LGBT employees for the first time.
Wiseman vowed to veto the actions after aldermen met behind closed doors for almost three hours nixed the two policies without offering a reason at the table or notifying the public of the coming move.
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If the five-vote block holds, Wiseman's vetoes should be overturned. The mayor said the debate over the topics and subsequent vetoes should, at the very least, be held out in the open, before the public.
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