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It’s been nearly a year since George Floyd’s death sparked a national reckoning on race. How much has changed on the policy front?

The short answer: not much. 🧵
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In the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, legislators in two dozen states introduced scores of police reform bills. But only a fraction of governors had signed any of those measures into law.
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This week, the House is expected to vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act—again. The bill passed the chamber last summer but was never taken up by the then-Republican-controlled Senate.
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Civil rights leaders like @TheRevAl are pushing for the bill’s passage. But centrist Democrats have concerns about some of its provisions – and it’s not clear how it’ll fare in the Senate.

More in our latest edition of The Recast:
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P.S. We want to hear from you. In the months since George Floyd's death sparked a national reckoning on race, how did your life, work and relationships change? Did that change last?

Let us know in the replies 👇
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