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One Colorado to honor Pat Steadman, Jean Dubofsky, Rathod Mohamedbhai and Kaiser
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Twenty-one years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Colorado’s Amendment 2, One Colorado Education Fund is honoring two attorneys who played key roles in the case – former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Jean Dubofsky and former state Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver – at the LGBT-rights organization’s annual Ally Awards fundraising event. Dubofsky, the first woman…
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Gorman: Rural Colorado bill seriously lacking in transparency, accountability to taxpayers
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Senate Bill 17-267 was recently approved by the Senate Finance Committee on a 4-1 vote. That’s potentially bad news for taxpayers, and sick people. The bill would make Colorado’s state budget less transparent, reduce legislative and taxpayer control over state spending, create two new slush funds outside of legislative control, increase state indebtedness, and use…
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Denver health plans could survive ACA repeal
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Even if the Affordable Care Act is repealed or significantly changed by Congress and President Donald Trump, the more than 9,900 employees of the City and County of Denver enrolled in one of the three city-offered health insurance plans should not be greatly affected. Heather Britton, manager of benefits and wellness in the city’s Office…
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Hickenlooper announces appointments to communications office
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday announced he was making two appointments to his communications office. The governor’s new director of strategic communications will be Marie Logsden, and his new press secretary will be Jacque Montgomery, his office said. They start work on Monday, Feb. 22. Holly Shrewsbury has been serving interim director of communications since…
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House green lights Lynne nomination for lieutenant governor
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The House voted to approve the nomination of Donna Lynne as Colorado lieutenant governor on Friday by an overwhelming 54 -11 vote. Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Lynne as his choice to replace outgoing Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia at the end of March. Hickenlooper touted Lynne’s experience as a top-level figure in corporate and government settings.…
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Kerns: Who is Donna Lynne?
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One question has begun permeating state Capitol hallways: Who is Donna Lynne? During a sparsely attended snow day news conference last week, Gov. Hickenlooper nominated Donna Lynne to serve as Colorado’s next lieutenant governor. The warmth between the two could have melted the foot of snow that was amassing just outside the statehouse Wednesday with Gov.…
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Statesman: Why we support lieutenant governor nominee Donna Lynne
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With a vacancy looming for one of the state’s top posts, Gov. John Hickenlooper has nominated health care executive Donna Lynne to be his lieutenant governor. The Colorado Statesman supports the nomination and urges a “yes” vote for her confirmation. An extensive review of her qualifications yields a portrait of a respected businesswoman and experienced…
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Hot Sheet Cartoon, March 25, 2016
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WEEKLY CARTOON | MARCH 25, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016
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Hickenlooper nominates health care exec Donna Lynne as Colorado’s new lieutenant governor
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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 —…
