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/ In a statement, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, said Floyd's family — and the nation — saw "justice finally being served." Several politicians and leaders across the greater Tampa Bay region issued statements expressing relief following the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin. Leaders and political figures from the greater Tampa Bay region and across the state took to social media on Tuesday afternoon after a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of unin...

Tampa policing task force meets only minutes after Chauvin verdict Only minutes after the Derek Chauvin verdict was read Tuesday, the Mayor’s Community Task Force on Policing met to discuss ongoing reform efforts within the Tampa Police Department. and last updated 2021-04-20 23:26:53-04 TAMPA, Fla. — Only minutes after the Derek Chauvin verdict was read Tuesday, the Mayor’s Community Task Force on Policing met to discuss ongoing reform efforts within the Tampa Police Department. While the meeting had been previously scheduled, the timing was no less profound. “The unfort...

WUSF Public Media The Tampa Police Department has begun to integrate some of the recommendations from the Mayor's Community Task Force on Policing. Mayor Jane Castor established a task force last year in an attempt to change the Tampa Police Department by improving relations with the public, as well as beginning changes to police training. The Mayor’s Community Task Force on Policing revealed its key findings last August, and has since then been working to implement some of the recommendations. Bryanna Fox is an associate professor of criminology at the University of South Florida, where s...

Public meetings for week of Feb. 21 The Columbian Share: Clark County Breastfeeding Coalition, meeting remotely. • Noon, regular meeting: Speakers: Ana Sifuentes, YWCA bilingual outreach specialist and legal coordinator; Austin Lea, Planned Parenthood community education and outreach coordinator. Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, meeting remotely. Access meeting via Zoom ID: 840 5728 2792; passcode: 013704. • 4 p.m., special meeting. • 6 p.m., regular meeting. • 4:15 p.m., workshop: Phase I of revisions to the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program. • 5 p.m....

Date Time Share University of South Florida’s new Center for Justice Research & Policy to tackle police reform, fairness The University of South Florida today announced the launch of an interdisciplinary center dedicated to serving Tampa Bay as the major training and knowledge hub for issues related to social and criminal justice. The Center for Justice Research & Policy unites scholars and practitioners from colleges across USF’s three campuses, area law enforcement agencies and community advocates. Together, they p...