Anybody paying attention to the laws of California?
A number of away games in the B1G Midwest heartland will occur in states that California has officially condemned for not having suitably leftist social policies. The 20 states currently on the sanctions list are now due to become 22, under a 2016 state law called AB 1887. A reasonable person might figure that Americans in other states generally ought to be free to make up their own minds about local policies. A reasonable person might also consider the possibility that if 22 other states and counting do not choose to mimic California law on such topics as transgender policy, perhaps it is California law that ought to be improved.
In any case, the California condemnations have consequences. The UCLA website states:
The California Attorney General office has updated the list of states where state funds may NOT be used for travel. Indiana and Utah are the latest states to be added.
As of July 1, 2022, there are now 20 states where AB 1887 prohibits the use of state funds to pay for travel to a state on the Attorney General list, except where one of the statutory exceptions applies. It does not affect travel that is paid for or reimbursed using nonstate funds.
The following two states, Louisiana and Arizona, will be added to California travel restrictions list as listed below.
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
West Virginia
Louisiana (will be added on Aug 1, 2022)
Hmmmm.