Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put his signature on what he pitched as the country’s “strongest anti-rioting” legislation on Monday.

DeSantis, surrounded by law enforcement officers, signed House Bill 1, which subjects local government decisions to reduce police funding to state-level administrative review and increases penalties for people who participate in a riot.

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