Charlotte not budging on ordinance that spurred North Carolina bathroom lawWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, refused on Monday to back off an ordinance that had aimed to expand anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the state’s largest city but also sparked a controversial state law. The Republican leaders of North Carolina’s legislature said in a statement late on Sunday they believed their colleagues would support repealing the law that voided the city ordinance - if Charlotte made the first move.    North Carolina’s Republican governor and lawmakers blame Charlotte for spurring the state measure, which has drawn rebuke from major companies and sports organizations since it was passed in March.  The state law, known as House Bill 2, requires transgender people to use publicly owned bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificate and bars local ordinances protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination. A spokesman for Governor Pat McCrory told local media last week McCrory would call a special session for legislators to consider a repeal of H.B. 2 if Charlotte rescinded its ordinance. But Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, a Democrat, said the city had no plans to reconsider the ordinance at a council meeting Monday night. “We appreciate the state wanting to find a solution to the challenges we are facing and applaud the governor for recognizing the state should overturn H.B. 2, which the state can do at any time without any action from the City of Charlotte,” Roberts said in a statement. Calls for a repeal of the state law mounted last week after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) pulled a total of 17 championship sporting events from North Carolina in protest of it. Previously, the National Basketball Association relocated its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte. Entertainers, including Bruce Springsteen, canceled concerts and companies such as Deutsche Bank scrapped plans to add jobs in the state over objections to the law. Senate leader Phil Berger on Monday questioned whether Roberts was seeking to “prolong this debate for political reasons – regardless of the impact on Charlotte and our state’s business community.” LGBT advocates applauded the Charlotte mayor for standing firm, while some business, tourism and hospitality groups urged elected officials to find a compromise to end the economic fallout. An Elon University Poll released on Monday found that almost half of likely voters in the state oppose H.B. 2. But the survey also showed McCrory leading Democratic challenger Roy Cooper by about 49 percent to 46 percent and indicated that some opponents of the law still planned to vote for the incumbent.     politicsNews
charlotte judging ordinance spurred north carolina bathroom reuters the mayor charlotte north carolina refused monday back ordinance aimed expand protections gay transgender people state largest city also sparked controversial state law the republican leaders north carolina legislature said statement late sunday believed colleagues would support repealing law voided city ordinance charlotte made first move north carolina republican governor lawmakers blame charlotte sparring state measure drawn rebuke major companies sports organizations since passed march the state law known house bill requires transgender people use publicly owned bathrooms correspond gender birth certificate bars local ordinances protecting lesbian gay bisexual transgender people discrimination a spokesman governor pat mccrory told local media last week mccrory would call special session legislators consider repeal charlotte rescinded ordinance but charlotte mayor jennifer roberts democrat said city plans reconsider ordinance council meeting monday night we appreciate state wanting find solution challenges facing applaud governor recognizing state overturn state time without action city charlotte roberts said statement calls repeal state law mounted last week national collegiate athletic association ncaa atlantic coast conference acc pulled total championship sporting events north carolina protest previously national basketball association relocated game charlotte entertainers including bruce springsteen canceled concerts companies deutsche bank scrapped plans add jobs state objections law senate leader phil berger monday questioned whether roberts seeking prolong debate political reasons regardless impact charlotte state business lgbt advocates applauded charlotte mayor standing firm business tourism hospitality groups urged elected officials find compromise end economic fallout an elon university poll released monday found almost half likely voters state oppose but survey also showed mccrory leading democratic challenger roy cooper percent percent indicated opponents law still planned vote incumbent politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Charlotte not budging on ordinance that spurred North Carolina bathroom lawWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - The mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, refused on Monday to back off an ordinance that had aimed to expand anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in the state’s largest city but also sparked a controversial state law. The Republican leaders of North Carolina’s legislature said in a statement late on Sunday they believed their colleagues would support repealing the law that voided the city ordinance - if Charlotte made the first move.    North Carolina’s Republican governor and lawmakers blame Charlotte for spurring the state measure, which has drawn rebuke from major companies and sports organizations since it was passed in March.  The state law, known as House Bill 2, requires transgender people to use publicly owned bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificate and bars local ordinances protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination. A spokesman for Governor Pat McCrory told local media last week McCrory would call a special session for legislators to consider a repeal of H.B. 2 if Charlotte rescinded its ordinance. But Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, a Democrat, said the city had no plans to reconsider the ordinance at a council meeting Monday night. “We appreciate the state wanting to find a solution to the challenges we are facing and applaud the governor for recognizing the state should overturn H.B. 2, which the state can do at any time without any action from the City of Charlotte,” Roberts said in a statement. Calls for a repeal of the state law mounted last week after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) pulled a total of 17 championship sporting events from North Carolina in protest of it. Previously, the National Basketball Association relocated its 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte. Entertainers, including Bruce Springsteen, canceled concerts and companies such as Deutsche Bank scrapped plans to add jobs in the state over objections to the law. Senate leader Phil Berger on Monday questioned whether Roberts was seeking to “prolong this debate for political reasons – regardless of the impact on Charlotte and our state’s business community.” LGBT advocates applauded the Charlotte mayor for standing firm, while some business, tourism and hospitality groups urged elected officials to find a compromise to end the economic fallout. An Elon University Poll released on Monday found that almost half of likely voters in the state oppose H.B. 2. But the survey also showed McCrory leading Democratic challenger Roy Cooper by about 49 percent to 46 percent and indicated that some opponents of the law still planned to vote for the incumbent.     politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: charlotte judging ordinance spurred north carolina bathroom reuters the mayor charlotte north carolina refused monday back ordinance aimed expand protections gay transgender people state largest city also sparked controversial state law the republican leaders north carolina legislature said statement late sunday believed colleagues would support repealing law voided city ordinance charlotte made first move north carolina republican governor lawmakers blame charlotte sparring state measure drawn rebuke major companies sports organizations since passed march the state law known house bill requires transgender people use publicly owned bathrooms correspond gender birth certificate bars local ordinances protecting lesbian gay bisexual transgender people discrimination a spokesman governor pat mccrory told local media last week mccrory would call special session legislators consider repeal charlotte rescinded ordinance but charlotte mayor jennifer roberts democrat said city plans reconsider ordinance council meeting monday night we appreciate state wanting find solution challenges facing applaud governor recognizing state overturn state time without action city charlotte roberts said statement calls repeal state law mounted last week national collegiate athletic association ncaa atlantic coast conference acc pulled total championship sporting events north carolina protest previously national basketball association relocated game charlotte entertainers including bruce springsteen canceled concerts companies deutsche bank scrapped plans add jobs state objections law senate leader phil berger monday questioned whether roberts seeking prolong debate political reasons regardless impact charlotte state business lgbt advocates applauded charlotte mayor standing firm business tourism hospitality groups urged elected officials find compromise end economic fallout an elon university poll released monday found almost half likely voters state oppose but survey also showed mccrory leading democratic challenger roy cooper percent percent indicated opponents law still planned vote incumbent politicsnews