North Dakota leaders urge state lawmaker to resign after reported homophobic tirade at traffic stop
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North Dakota Republican leaders are urging a state lawmaker to resign after he allegedly made homophobic and derogatory comments toward a police officer during a DUI stop earlier this month. North Dakota House Majority Leader Mike Lefor led the call for state Rep. Nico Rios to resign on Tuesday after a police officer’s report claimed the lawmaker was “verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory." Rios was arrested on drunk driving charges on Dec. 15 after he was pulled over for not staying in his lane. “There is no room...
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