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Residents urge strict standards for coroner appointment; commissioners outline application process

Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners
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Public speaker Samantha Doshin warned against appointing a coroner with conflicts of interest or no death-investigation experience and cited recent state bills raising standards; commissioners announced application details and pledged to vet candidates.

Samantha Doshin told the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 4 that the county should not rush to appoint a coroner without clear qualifications and safeguards. She urged commissioners to avoid appointing anyone who could "direct or indirectly profit from death" and argued that the county should uphold higher…

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