DeSantis signs gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe, but lawmakers must approve
The agreement introduces sports betting to Florida, while giving the Seminole Tribe the exclusive right to operate craps and roulette at all of its casinos and to build three more casinos on existing tribal property, including the Hard Rock in Tampa.
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TALLAHASSEE â Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a $500 million gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that would bring mobile sports betting to the state of Florida and allow for Las Vegas style casinos at all tribal facilities.
If approved, anyone who is over age 21 and located within the state of Florida and has the app on their mobile device, could place a bet from anywhere on any professional and collegiate sports team and individual performance, motor sports event and Olympic competition.
After Chauvin verdict, a rush for police reform in Florida Legislature
A reform bill considered by lawmakers targets the use of choke holds, adds more oversight on investigations into deaths caused by police and requires officers to be trained on âde-escalationâ techniques.
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TALLAHASSEE â Days after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, Florida lawmakers are racing to push through a police reform package that has gained renewed momentum in the final days of the legislative session.
The Florida House, a chamber dominated by Republicans, is expected to vote on a bill Monday that would set minimum statewide use-of-force standards for Florida law enforcement officers. The bill, negotiated with the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, would target the use of choke holds, add more oversight on investigations into deaths caused by police and require officers to be trained on âde-escalati
Floridaâs protest crackdown faces constitutional challenge
Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial package (HB 1), civil rights attorneys filed a challenge, arguing it seeks to arrest the âpeaceful expression of free speech.â
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Protesters and activists take to the streets of downtown St. Petersburg on Thursday September 3, 2020 as they mark the 100th day of protests in the city. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
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TALLAHASSEE â Civil-rights attorneys are challenging a new set of state laws that establish a crime of âmob intimidationâ and enhance penalties for riot-related violence and looting, arguing in a federal lawsuit that the measures unconstitutionally âseek to arrest the peaceful expression of free speech.â
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Florida ‘disability abortion’ bill has some critics in the disability community Kirby Wilson, Tampa Bay Times
TALLAHASSEE Most abortion bills are controversial. A bill making its way through the Florida House that would ban “disability abortions” is no exception particularly for the disability community.
But it’s less the “abortion” part of the bill that’s an issue for some in that community. It’s more the “disability” part.
The bill, House Bill 1221, would ban a doctor from performing an abortion in an instance where they know, or “should know,” a woman is seeking the procedure ”solely on the basis of” a disability or potential disability found in the fetus. Sponsored by Rep. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, the bill is part of a national effort to restrict abortion access in these instances. At least nine states have laws banning abortion in similar circumstances; most of those laws have been legal challenged.