New Utah Governor Afraid of Protecting Gays/Lesbians from Discrimination

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has barely been in office a month, but he's not wasting any time charting a more conservative course than his predecessor on the very issues Jon Huntsman used to vault to national prominence within the GOP and an ambassadorship to China. In an interview with The Associated Press, Herbert says he is skeptical of how much humans affect global warming; that he fears protecting gay people from discrimination could lead to courts legalizing gay marriage; and that he has no desire to do any more to bring Utah's liquor laws in line with much of the country. It is a big shift from Huntsman, who was the most popular governor in state history, but had a habit of angering the conservatives that dominate state party politics. Full Story from Local News 8: http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11117855

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