--- --- # Connecticut Bans State-Funded Travel to Indiana Over Controversial Law by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:55 AM UTCPublished: Mar 30, 2015 6:11 PM UTC by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:55 AM UTCPublished: Mar 30, 2015 6:11 PM UTC Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy [signed](http://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-malloy-issues-executive-order-banning-statepaid-travel-to-indiana-20150330-story.html) an executive order Monday to ban state-funded travel to Indiana as a protest to that state’s [new religious objections law](http://time.com/3762656/indiana-religious-objections-law/), which critics are slamming as discriminatory, following through on an earlier pledge to do so. > [](https://twitter.com/GovMalloyOffice/status/582554143937691648) Malloy, who called the legislation “disturbing, disgraceful and outright discriminatory” against the LGBT community, according to the Hartford _Courant_, also suggested it would be “a wise choice” to move next year’s Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament out of Indiana. MORE: [Going Into Final Four, No Cheers for Indiana](http://time.com/3764590/indiana-sports-ncaa-final-four/) The law, newly signed and staunchly defended by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is considered by critics as discriminatory because it would essentially allow businesses to refuse services to customers due to business owners’ religious beliefs. Indiana legislators said Monday that language will be added to the law to clarify that it doesn’t mean discrimination against gay people is allowed, [NBC reports](http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Malloy-to-Bar-State-Travel-to-Indiana-Amid-Religious-Freedom-Law-Backlash-298010911.html). Connecticut’s travel restriction will follow similar moves by two major cities in recent days. On Friday, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee [banned](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/san-francisco-travel-ban-indiana-religious-freedom-bill-116469.html) city-funded travel to the state of Indiana, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray [followed suit](http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/03/28/seattle-mayor-prohibits-indiana-travel-for-city-employees/70593920/) on Saturday. _Read next:_ [_5 Things to Know About Mike Pence_](http://time.com/3763239/mike-pence-indiana-2016-religious-freedom-law/) Connecticut Bans State Travel to Indiana Over Controversial Law ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3763622/connecticut-state-travel-indiana-religious-freedom-law/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3763622/connecticut-state-travel-indiana-religious-freedom-law/"},"headline":"Connecticut Bans State-Funded Travel to Indiana Over Controversial Law","datePublished":"2015-03-30T18:11:03.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-15T04:55:49.000Z","description":"Following similar bans by San Francisco and Seattle","url":"https://time.com/3763622/connecticut-state-travel-indiana-religious-freedom-law/","keywords":["States","Law"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/states/","name":"States"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3763622/connecticut-state-travel-indiana-religious-freedom-law/","name":"Connecticut Bans State-Funded Travel to Indiana Over Controversial Law"}}]}] ```