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Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports.

A bill that would ban trans girls from competing in girls’ sports is making its way through the senate. The dangers of wood burning stoves and fireplaces. And IU graduate student workers continue their fight to unionize.

House Bill 1041’s advocates say it ensures athletes assigned female at birth get a level playing field. But LGBTQ advocates say the bill addresses a problem that doesn’t exist in Indiana and will have a negative impact on trans youth.

Protests echoed through the Statehouse ahead of the bill's second public hearing Wednesday, as lawmakers in the Senate were faced with a group rallying outside the chamber.

Senate lawmakers are grappling with COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a $1 billion-a-year tax cut package, legislation policing how controversial topis are taught, and a ban on transgender girls in youth sports.