Alan Ehrenhalt is a former executive editor of GOVERNING.
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"ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The author of a new state law that allows felony charges against owners of dangerous dogs was hospitalized over the weekend after his own dog attacked him."--Associated Press
Maybe the dog was upset about the new law.
Alan Ehrenhalt is a former executive editor of GOVERNING.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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