rep. janet buckner
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Gavel falls on Colo. legislature’s brawls and breakthroughs
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Denver Zoo brought birds and reptiles to show off at the Colorado Capitol Wednesday – fitting for the last day of a four-month legislative session that was at times a wild kingdom of laws, policies and politics, and at others a close encounter with the #MeToo era. Lawmakers finally wrapped up their work in the…
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‘Patient Safety Act’ gets Colorado House OK and moves forward
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As we reported earlier in the legislative session, Colorado is one of five states that don’t require fingerprint background checks for nurses and one of only six that don’t fingerprint doctors. Which is why Aurora Democratic state Rep. Janet Buckner is sponsoring the Patient Safety Act, requiring fingerprint background checks for doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers authorized to prescribe controlled…
