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May 8, 2023: A very special rose; Adding up the cost of new laws

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50min 08sec
Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Mike Bone, assistant director of horticulture for the Denver Botanic Gardens, shows a rose sapling propagated from a bush at Camp Amache to Kelly Takaya King, whose father was held captive at Amache during World War II. April 26, 2023.

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Clippings from the rose bush at Colorado's Camp Amache are now in the ground at Denver Botanic Gardens. A survivor's daughter pays the plant a visit. Then, in Purplish, as state lawmakers pass hundreds of bills-- many with elusive pricetags, they must also balance the budget. Plus, Pueblo through the lens of a Japanese photographer.