Floyd killing has prompted state reforms, but not everywhere
By PAUL J. WEBER
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FARNOUSH AMIRI
Associated Press
April 21, 2021 — 10:45pm
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AUSTIN, Texas — George Floyd's killing last year and the protests that followed led to a wave of police reforms in dozens of states, from changes in use-of-force policies to greater accountability for officers. At the same time, lawmakers in a handful of states have had success addressing racial inequities.
But those changes mask a more complicated legislative legacy to a movement that many hoped would produce generational change: Other states have done little or nothing around police and racial justice reforms, and several have moved in the opposite direction.