Tag: julie gonzales
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Reactions on the guilty verdict of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
As the verdict came down in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the news rippled in the Rockies on Tuesday afternoon. At the Colorado Capitol, state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., a Democrat from Colorado Springs, offered the first official post-conviction response: a prayer at a press conference. State Rep. Leslie Herod,…
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Pet store bill wins the thinnest margin of support in state Senate
A bill that would have put heavier restrictions on pet stores that sell puppies and kittens, was changed substantially in the Senate and barely cleared the chamber on Friday. House Bill 1102 started out as an effort to force the dozen pet stores that still sell kittens and puppies to stop getting animals from mills,…