Tag: justin smith
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Thousands expected in downtown Colorado Springs this weekend for Pride festival, No Kings protest
Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather downtown this weekend for the Pikes Peak Pride festival and a nationwide No Kings protest. Both events kick off Saturday, happening in close proximity to each other. Last year, the two-day Pride festival alone drew around 40,000, according to Justin Burns, the vice president for Pikes…
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Colorado’s legislative session experiencing a rising tide of law enforcement bills
It’s a buzzing undercurrent in the legislative session: the volume of law enforcement bills working their way through the General Assembly like a river carves a canyon. One law enforcement official said he’s monitoring 40 bills, including about two dozen — more are coming — directly related to how law enforcement officers do their jobs.…