April 2, 2015
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long, left, (R-Fort Wayne) and House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) announce changes to the state's new religious objections law during a press conference in the House chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, April 2, 2015. The measure has faced criticism it could allow discrimination against lesbians and gays. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Indiana, Arkansas pass revised religious objection proposals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Lawmakers in Arkansas and Indiana passed legislation Thursday that they hoped would quiet the national uproar over new religious objections laws that opponents say are designed to offer a legal defense for anti-gay discrimination.