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A (very) different take on Sue Birch’s departure from guv’s cabinet…
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… courtesy of reliably right-of-center Colorado Peak Politics, which isn’t about to cut Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper any slack. As noted here earlier this week, Hick’s office had announced Sue Birch, executive director of the state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, will leave to take over the Washington State Health Care Authority. The announcement included accolades…
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Strode: Former Gov. Lamm backs universal health care
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Former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm is playing an active role supporting the proposed Initiative 20, dubbed “ColoradoCare,” the ballot measure to provide universal health care in Colorado. Although he admits it’s an “uphill battle,” Lamm, a Democrat, says he’s solidly behind it. In the first part of a two-part interview with Catherine Strode, Lamm discusses…
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Hullinghorst: 2015 session marked by ‘value ideology differences’
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“It’s been lots of fun.” That’s how Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, characterizes the role she played during the 2015 legislative session. In an interview with Catherine Strode, Hullinghorst, D-Boulder, acknowledged that fewer bills were passed this session as compared to last, but says she is proud of the legislature’s…
