A Jacksonville organization says the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death of George Floyd should be a reminder for police accountability.
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Florida House moves forward on violent protest crackdown
Jake Stofan, Tallahassee corespondent
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The contentious “anti-riot” legislation supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got its second of three committee hearings in the House on Wednesday.
Supporters of the bill say it would help crack down on violent protests, while opponents argue it’s an attack on First Amendment rights.
The Republican-controlled House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee signed off Wednesday on the House proposal (HB 1) in a party-line vote, after hearing from dozens of people who condemned the measure.
State Sen. Danny Burgess, R-District 20, signed on as a sponsor of the combatting public disorder act after seeing a business in his district burned down during the unrest over the summer.
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