“We’re not just going to sit around and see what happens.”

Colorado state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat. She spoke at a signing ceremony for the state-level Voting Rights Act, which will prohibit election practices limiting participation of people of color and other protected groups. Gonzalez decried erosion of 1960s-era voting rights under federal law by courts and political action, saying that state lawmakers were determined to preserve protections in Colorado. (Colorado Newsline)