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Council’s tax hike proposal will make Denver’s sales tax highest in metro area
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Councilmembers are pushing for a sales tax hike to help fund Denver Health that, if approved, would make Denver the highest-taxed major city in the wider metro area. The proposed 0.34-point hike would put Denver’s total sales tax rate above the 9% mark — to 9.15%. That would make Denver one of the highest taxed municipalities…
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Donna Lynne to take helm at Denver Health
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Former Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne has been named the new CEO of Denver Health. She replaces Robin Wittenstein, who will retire at the end of August. Lynne was named the sole finalist for the position earlier this month. Lynne is currently the senior vice president and chief operating officer at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where…
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Denver Health names Donna Lynne as sole finalist for open CEO position
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Denver Health and its Hospital Authority Board of Directors announced Thursday that Donna Lynne, who served as lieutenant governor in the Hickenlooper administration, is the sole finalist for the health system’s open chief executive officer position. Lynne current serves as the senior vice president and chief operating officer at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in…
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CAPITOL M | Jan. 20-26: More chile chatter; memorabilia rescued
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Rep. Hugh McKean gets his comeuppance. Photo courtesy of Rep. Daneya Esgar, supplier of the t-shirt. Chiles, round two: The superiority of the Pueblo Chile has been confirmed, at least in state Rep. Hugh McKean’s mind. Capitol M fans may recall that the Republican from Loveland really wound up Democratic Rep. Daneya Esgar of Pueblo…
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Penguin astronauts, artists and pugs: One Book Colorado voting underway
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And you thought voting was over for the year. Bibliophiles and those interested in ensuring Colorado preschoolers are reading only the finest literature have until the end of the year to cast their vote for the book that will be offered to every 4-year-old in the state this spring. Penguin-lovers will be torn between Penguinaut! (by Marcie…
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Colorado’s lieutenant governor to return to health care
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Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, whose term ends in January, announced Wednesday she will re-enter the health-care sector after leaving office. Lynne – who finished last in the four-way June primary race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination – will become chief operating officer of New York’s Columbia University Medical Center and chief executive officer of…
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TRAIL MIX | Lt. Gov. Lynne truth tests her own quote
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Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne says Colorado Republicans and Walker Stapleton’s campaign are twisting her words, and she isn’t happy about it. Lynne ran for governor this year but lost the Democratic nomination to U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, finishing fourth in a four-way primary. Stapleton won the Republican nomination for governor in an equally crowded primary.…
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LOMAX | In a rare convergence, Polis and Stapleton both balk at drilling ban
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Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton both oppose a ballot measure that would effectively ban oil and gas development across Colorado. The two candidates for governor made this rare point of agreement very clear in speeches to the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s annual conference this month. The ballot measure would ban drilling within 2,500 feet,…
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Polis, Stapleton commit to debates (but not all the same ones)
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Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton laid out the gubernatorial debates they’re willing to do Monday. Now the haggling on the dates, venues and questions begins. Both campaigns told Colorado Politics they have been inundated with requests to appear at debates and other joint events. Polis issued a press release Monday afternoon challenging Stapleton…
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Google gives $2.8 million to spread computer science from Boulder
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Internet giant Google is giving $2.8 million to two Boulder-based operations to spread the word about computer science. Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne, the state’s dual chief operating officer, attended last week’s presentation to the National Center for Women & Information Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder’s PhET Interactive Simulations. “Colorado is home to innovative…
