evidence: TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill limiting civilian investigations by government-affiliated boards into the behavior of local law enforcement officers, including in Miami, St. Petersburg and Tampa. [...] But police unions and law enforcement officials applauded the law, with DeSantis describing police review boards on Friday as a "political weapon" at the bill signing in St. Augustine at the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. [...] He said the legislation is a useful step that will encourage more uniformity statewide, instead of the current patchwork of boards that have a range of structures and abilities. But he added that without review boards, departments have other checks and balances in place to investigate bad behavior and implement improvements, including internal affairs units and the state’s Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.