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After Chauvin Conviction, PA Lawmakers Consider Efforts, Future of Police Reform Proposals

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Almost a year ago, George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin created a groundswell that, in Harrisburg, let to a surge of police reform proposals that was unprecedented in recent memory.

WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports that with Chauvin’s conviction, state lawmakers are taking stock of how far they’ve come – and how much further they’d still like to go.

(Original air-date: 4/27/21)

Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.