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Rick Gunn of Burlington said in a statement late Wednesday hes concerned about the effect House Bill 2 is having on the state and the region he represents and believes its time to modify or possibly repeal it. The ACC is headquartered in nearby Greensboro, which is also where early rounds of the NCAA mens basketball tournament would have been held in March.A GOP senator from suburban Raleigh on Tuesday also urged repeal. Otherwise, Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory have defended the law robustly.Law supporters say it was designed to keep men or boys from sharing school restrooms or locker rooms with girls. Gunn says federal courts should act to do that.6:40 p.m.Gov. Pat McCrory has issued a statement about the Atlantic Coast Conference pulling its championships from North Carolina, making very similar comments that he made about action by the NCAA.But unlike before, the governor didnt directly criticize the ACC, which is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.The ACC moved the championships because of a state law McCrory signed limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and directing transgender people to use school and government restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.McCrory emphasized Wednesday that issues about redefining gender and about privacy will soon be resolved in federal courts. More than 20 states are challenging the federal government on restroom use by transgender people.Without mentioning the ACC, McCrory urged public and private institutions to let the issues take their course in court and avoid economic threats or political retaliation against states challenging the law.---4:30 p.m.A North Carolina congressman is questioning the tax-exempt status of the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA after they pulled championship events from the state while citing a state law that critics say discriminates against LGBT people.Republican U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson said Wednesday the actions by the athletic organizations are just political theater close to Election Day. He says looking at their favorable tax position is an avenue we intend to explore, but didnt give details.The ACC and NCAA decided to take away championships because of House Bill 2, which in part stops local governments from passing broad ordinances protecting sexual orientation and gender identity.Transgender people also must use bathrooms at schools and government buildings aligned with the sex on their birth certificates.Republicans say the law does not promote discrimination. Hudson once worked for now-Gov. Pat McCrory, who signed the law.---4:05 p.m.North Carolina Democrats say its more important than ever Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP lawmakers act now to repeal a transgender bathroom law the Atlantic Coast Conference cited in removing championship events from the state.Attorney General Roy Cooper is trying to unseat McCrory in November. He said Wednesday in a video that the decision by the ACCC and a similar one by the NCAA earlier this week are not just about sports, but local communities hosting these events suffering real economic blows.dddddddddddd Cooper says theres no end in sight to these losses until House Bill 2 is repealed. Cooper is a graduate of ACC member UNC-Chapel Hill.State Democratic Party Executive Director Kimberly Reynolds also said the ACCs decision could have been easily avoided with a repeal.Republican legislative leaders and McCrory have shown no signs of backing off the law involving LGBT rights and which bathrooms transgender people can use.---3:40 p.m.North Carolinas two public universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference say they support how member schools responded to a state law many believe lead to discrimination against LGBT people, even though the leagues decision may hurt state residents and communities.The ACCs Council of Presidents decided Wednesday to remove neutral-site league championships from North Carolina.The chancellors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University said they appreciated the council reaffirming the leagues strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Carol Folt at UNC and Randy Woodson at N.C. State said theyre glad championships scheduled for campus sites will remain in place.Woodson and Folt are council members. They said the schools remain committed to welcoming and supporting all people and protecting people from discrimination in many ways, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.---2:55 p.m.The North Carolina state House leader says decisions this week by the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference to move championship events out of North Carolina are very unfortunate but he isnt backing down from supporting a state law that led to their actions.Speaker Tim Moore presided in March when the General Assembly approved House Bill 2, limiting anti-discrimination rules for LGBT people and governing which bathrooms transgender people can use at schools and government buildings. The two college athletics organizations cited the law in announcing their decision.Moore said the organizations can host events wherever they choose but the law was never about and does not promote discrimination. Moore went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an ACC member.Legislative leaders have asked a federal court to rule that the law is legal.---1:40 p.m.The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAAs lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people.The ACC Council of Presidents voted Wednesday to relocate the leagues championships until North Carolina repeals the law. The decision includes all championship this academic school year, which means relocating the ACC football title game that was scheduled to be played in Charlotte in December.On Monday, the NCAA said it was relocating seven of its championships scheduled to be played in the state, including the mens basketball first- and second-round matchups scheduled for next March in Greensboro, North Carolina.ACC Commissioner John Swofford said after the NCAAs decision that his league would review its next steps. ' ' '