Lawmakers ask NFL to support Redskins’ name change

By FENIT NIRAPPILDON THOMPSON
Published August 19, 2014 12:49am ET
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Lawmakers ask NFL to support Redskins’ name change
Assemblyman Isadore Hall, Compton, left, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, smile as Hall's measure prohibiting California state government departments from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag was approved by the Senate Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, AB2444, which excludes non government employees and businesses from the ban, to avoid violating constitutional free speech protections now goes to the governor. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) | Rich Pedroncelli

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A national debate over the Washington Redskins’ name spilled into the California Legislature on Monday, leading to a testy exchange between two lawmakers.

A resolution urging a name change was among dozens of items considered as the legislative session enters its final two-week stretch. ACR168 by Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, says the Redskins name is disparaging to Native Americans and urges the National Football League to support a name and mascot change.

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