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Senate committee postpones anticorruption bill

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A Florida Senate committee Tuesday postponed a bill that seeks to lower the burden of proof in public corruption cases and expand the law’s reach to more state-related groups such as contractors. As reported by Lobby Tools, bill SB 582 came under harsh criticism from lawmakers on the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee, who felt the measure was too broad The foundation of proposed legislation came from several recommendations of a 2010 grand jury report requested by former Gov. Charlie Crist,…

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