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The Hot Sheet, April 4, 2016
VOL. 01 NO. 57 | APRIL 4, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning and Happy Monday. Hopefully you got some time to enjoy the first indications of spring in Colorado over the weekend. Many Republicans, however, were holed up on Saturday, trying to get themselves elected…
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Debate begins at last on real live hospital provider fee bill
The months-long dress rehearsal at the Legislature has given way at last to the big show. Speaker of the House Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel, on Tuesday introduced to the House Appropriations Committee House Bill 1420, which would reclassify the state’s hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund. Committee members and witnesses took turns weighing the…
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Hickenlooper nominates health care exec Donna Lynne as Colorado’s new lieutenant governor
Gov. John Hickenlooper nominated Kaiser Foundation Health Plan executive Donna Lynne Wednesday to replace Joe Garcia as Colorado’s lieutenant governor and to fill the newly created position of “chief operating officer” for the state. “Donna Lynne is uniquely qualified to take on this role,” said Hickenlooper. “Her background in successfully running large complex organizations —…
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He said, she said, they said: At legislative session halfway mark, gridlock reigns on big issues
The sound and fury about gridlock that has marked news-release language and news-conference presentations over the last two weeks may come to nothing at the Capitol — which isn’t to say it won’t make for effective election-campaign fodder this fall. Colorado lawmakers now well into the second half of this year’s legislative session are expressing…
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The Hot Sheet, March 18, 2016
By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ DENVER — Good morning and happy Friday. As we head into a full weekend of county assemblies for both the Democrats and Republicans, good luck to each of you, whether you are a volunteer, a donor, a delegate, an alternate, campaign staff or the candidate. Pat yourselves…
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Hullinghorst not waiting on Cadman to tackle hot-button hospital fee plan
Colorado Speaker of the House Dickey Lee Hullinghorst will not delay efforts to move the state’s hospital provider fee into an enterprise fund. She wants to get started now while working to get the Republican-controlled state Senate on board. Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel, said during a news conference Tuesday that the recent opinion from Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, coupled…
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Cadman plays down Coffman opinion; digs in for hospital fee budget battle
Senate President Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, played down news Monday that Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman officially agreed with state Democratic leaders that reclassifying the state’s hospital provider fee would be constitutional. Cadman also minimized the same opinion when it was offered a little more than two weeks ago by former Attorney General John Suthers, a…
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The Hot Sheet, February 24, 2016
By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Wednesday, February 24, 2016 DENVER – Happy Wednesday from all of us here at The Colorado Statesman. Here’s to a smooth initial approach into the weekend. May your landing have very little turbulence. “Winning, winning, winning!” — Donald Trump (and I think also, Charlie Sheen) Now your substrata feed…
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The Hot Sheet, February 22, 2016
By TCS Publisher and Editor in Chief Jared Wright _@JaredWright_ Monday, February 22, 2016 DENVER – Good morning, and welcome to The Hot Sheet, Colorado’s premier daily political newsletter. Happy Monday, and remember we’re all in this (Mondays) together: “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on this house (the White House) and on all…
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Hospital provider fee debate set to intensify
The political tension around the state budget that has flared intermittently this legislative session will grow hot and steady at the end of March. House Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they plan in March to team debate on the budget “long bill” with a push to to avoid more than $350 million in cuts by…