Lawmakers sound off over veto of bill to repeal police escorts law

Popular Democratic Party Senate Minority Leader Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Juan Oscar Morales Rodríguez, who represents the San Juan District and authored Senate Bill 752 (SB 752), expressed disappointment on Sunday over Gov. Jenniffer González Colón’s decision to veto the measure aimed at eliminating police escorts for former government officials. “The veto of Senate Bill 752 ignores the broad legislative consensus and the sentiment of a large majority of citizens who...