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North Dakota lawmaker who used homophobic slurs during DUI arrest has no immediate plans to resign
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders' calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, said he is “seriously mulling all aspects" of his future. “As I weigh my future in the legislature, I am going to spend the next few months addressing...
North Dakota Republican lawmaker under scrutiny after slurs to police at DUI stop
• North Dakota lawmaker Rep. Nico Rios is facing calls to resign following a traffic stop in which he made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks and was arrested for drunken driving. • Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor urged Rios to resign, citing a police officer's report of Rios being verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory during the entire incident. • Rios sits on the House Judiciary Committee, which handles law enforcement legislation. Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police...