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Watch Now: Fairness ordinance opponents have signatures to force council action
- Margaret Reist
- Mar 1, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Updated Jun 9, 2022
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Karen Bowling, executive director of Nebraska Family Alliance, speaks alongside policy director Nate Grasz during a news conference announcing a successful petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call a public vote on the so-called fairness ordinance.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Jordan Hasselbalch (right) interrupts a news conference hosted by Nebraska Family Alliance to announce its successful petition drive to force a public vote on the city's so-called fairness ordinance.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Karen Bowling, executive director at Nebraska Family Alliance, speaks during a news conference announcing the result of a petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call for a public vote on the fairness ordinance on Tuesday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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Supporters of a successful petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call for a public vote on the fairness ordinance attend a news conference at Nebraska Family Alliance on Tuesday.
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Karen Bowling, executive director of Nebraska Family Alliance, speaks alongside policy director Nate Grasz during a news conference announcing a successful petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call a public vote on the so-called fairness ordinance.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Jordan Hasselbalch (right) interrupts a news conference hosted by Nebraska Family Alliance to announce its successful petition drive to force a public vote on the city's so-called fairness ordinance.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Supporters of a successful petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call for a public vote on the fairness ordinance attend a news conference at Nebraska Family Alliance on Tuesday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Karen Bowling, executive director at Nebraska Family Alliance, speaks during a news conference announcing the result of a petition drive to force the Lincoln City Council to call for a public vote on the fairness ordinance on Tuesday.
- JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
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