(Source: News Service of Florida) By News Service of Florida | April 29, 2021 at 6:35 AM EDT - Updated April 29 at 6:35 AM
TALLAHASSEE (News Service of Florida) - Hereâs whatâs on tap in the Capitol today.
Legislature:
SENATE DEMOCRATS MEET: The Senate Democratic caucus will meet to discuss issues in advance of a floor session. (9 a.m., 228 Senate Office Building. Public access at https://flsenate.zoom.us/j/9165394846?pwd=STZscXo3UVBaeVE5ZUJ 2MXpBWTBwdz09. Meeting ID: 9165394846. Passcode: 410275)
SENATE TAKES UP POLICE STANDARDS BILL: The Senate will take up numerous issues during a floor session, including a proposal (HB 7051) that would require new training standards for law-enforcement officers. The legislation is a response to the nationwide debate on policing practices after the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a Minneapolis police officer in May. (10 a.m., Senate chamber, the Capitol.)
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With first-time unemployment claims spiking last week, a top Florida economist is cautioning that the vital, but battered, tourism industry is in for another difficult spring because of COVID-19. Amy Baker, coordinator of the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research, told lawmakers Wednesday that despite improved tax-revenue numbers for December, big-spending foreign tourists aren’t expected to flock to Florida in the coming months because of the pandemic. [Source: News Service of Florida]
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