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State gaming commission proposal clears House committee
Compact supporters acknowledge possible legal challenges.
Has gambling outgrown state regulators? Some lawmakers think so.
A House subcommittee OK’d two bills on Monday, one that would create a state commission to enforce gaming laws and another that would provide the commission a public record exemption.
The primary bill (
HB 3A) would establish the Florida Gaming Control Commission and crown it Florida’s lead law enforcement agency on gambling.
Currently, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) oversees pari-mutuel gambling in Florida such as cardrooms and horse racing.
Proponents of the bill, however, contend the department is struggling to manage gaming within the state.
Florida lawmakers take step to promote police accountability
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press
April 27, 2021
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Victor Torres, a retired New York City lawman, watched the videos that day in May showing a Minnesota cop lodging a knee against the neck of a Black man named George Floyd.
“It should never have happened, Torres said. “It s sad when you have the loss of a life for a $20 counterfeit bill.
For another retired law officer, Chuck Brannan, the manner in which Floyd died brought shame to the badge: No good policeman wants a policeman that’s gonna do things that are bad or make the rest of us look bad.”