North Carolina bill gets OK from ACC

The ACC is ready to hold events in North Carolina again after the state rolled back a law that limited protections for LGBT people.

In a statement Friday, the league said its Council of Presidents has voted to again consider North Carolina sites to host events after pulling 10 neutral-site championships for the 2016-17 season due to the law, including moving the football championship game from Charlotte to Orlando.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a compromise bill Thursday to repeal elements of the so-called “bathroom bill” after passage by the state Legislature.

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