BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in public elementary and secondary school sports. The bill prohibits K-12 schools from “knowingly” allowing a student to join an athletic team exclusively for their opposite gender, but does allow girls to play on boys teams. Burgum says there is no evidence of a ”transgender girl attempting to play on a North Dakota girls’ team.” The American Civil Liberties Union called legislation unconstitutional and would open the state up to costly litigation.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would prohibit state officials from mandating face coverings. In his veto message, Burgum says North Dakota law assigns the governor the responsibility to “minimize or avert the adverse effects of a disaster or emergency.” The bill received broad support in both legislative chambers. Bill sponsors have argued there was no proof that masks work to slow the spread of the coronavirus and they questioned the government’s role in mandating them. It wasn’t clear Wednesday if it could get the two-thirds majority needed for a veto override.