A protest broke out at the State Capitol today after a House committee passed a bill that would allow cities to sue to recover costs related to unlawful assemblies and public nuisances.
Testifier Hunter Cantrell proposed that “instead of further trying to criminalize black protest, we actually address the systemic racial issues that our prevalent in our society.”
Ryan Voss also testified in opposition to the bill…
The bill’s author, Republican Nick Zerwas of Elk River, says his bill only applies to protesters convicted of a crime and that he has “no interest to crackdown on protests,” he just wants to “stop people from blocking freeways.”