JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri senators debated two different proposals regarding the use of force Monday: one that would ban police from using chokeholds and another that would create liability protections for drivers who strike protesters.
The proposed legislation comes after a summer of protests around the state last year in response to the killing of George Floyd.
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