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M. Michael Cooke to serve as interim chief of Early Childhood department
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M. Michael Cooke, formerly executive director of the Department of Revenue and previous head of the Department of Regulatory Agencies under Gov. Bill Owens, will become the “transition” director for the Department of Early Childhood. Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday Cooke will serve in that role for about two years and focus on the “transition and change management associated with the…
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YESTERYEAR: Owens signs immigration bills, DeGette rips Bush stem cell veto
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Ten Years Ago this week in The Colorado Statesman … Gov. Bill Owens ended a “scorching hot July” by signing 10 controversial immigration bills that emerged from a special session called at the beginning of the month. The centerpiece of the bipartisan package was a piece of legislation Owens called “the toughest law dealing with…



