Author: Bobbi Sheldon, 9News

The Colorado House unanimously passed a bipartisan bill on Friday that would eliminate cash bail for minor offenses. Those minor offenses include having an open container, trespassing and shoplifting less than $50 worth of goods. Exceptions include “a traffic offense involving death or bodily injury, eluding a police officer, circumventing an interlock device, or a…

A state lawmaker wants to stop anyone convicted of animal abuse from owning or living with a pet.  Rep. Alex Valdez (D-Denver) introduced HB19-1092, which would prohibit anyone who has been convicted of misdemeanor animal cruelty from owning an animal of any kind for up to five years. A person with a felony animal cruelty conviction…