Protest crackdown

Published: April 15, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

The Senate has begun debate on a bill cracking down on protesters.

Also, on today's Sunrise:

— As Senators debated the right to protest, the House was voting to ban transgender athletes from playing on the girl's team.

— The House also approves a bill to try to limit foreign influence at Florida colleges and universities.

— The head of the Florida Council of Churches says the Legislature is behaving in a most ungodly way this year. The Rev. Dr. Russell Meyers tells Sunrise that the Legislature's actions are all about White supremacy.

— And finally, a Florida Woman is working as a judge — but only when she feels like it. She could face sanctions after accusations of neglecting her full-time job.