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Governor Polis visits Lake San Cristobal as part of Western Slope tour

Governor Jared Polis poses for a picture in front of Lake San Cristobal in Hinsdale County on July 13, 2022.
Laura Palmisano
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KVNF
Governor Jared Polis poses for a picture in front of Lake San Cristobal in Hinsdale County on July 13, 2022.

Governor Jared Polis stopped in remote Hinsdale County on Wednesday to visit Peninsula Park on Lake San Cristobal. For KVNF, Laura Palmisano reports from the event just outside of Lake City.

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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