Author: Thelma Grimes
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WATCH: Experts delve into federal drug pricing program
A panel of experts discussed the state and national effects that the drug pricing program known as 340B is having on the healthcare industry during a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver this month. The program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has…
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Experts say federal drug pricing program has been abused, misused
A program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has grown into a system of abuse and misuse without government oversight, according to industry insiders. During a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver on Tuesday, a panel discussed the state and national effects that…
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Democrat Yadira Caraveo concedes Congressional District 8 race to Republican Gabe Evans
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo on Sunday conceded to Republican Gabe Evans in the race for the highly-contested 8th Congressional District seat after more than five days of counting that kept the vote close. Caraveo took an early lead on Tuesday and held it until late in the week, when a batch of ballots from conservative-leaning…
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Colorado voters fill 3 seats for University of Colorado Board of Regents
Colorado voters on Nov. 5 decided the fate of three seats open on the nine-member University of Colorado Board of Regents. The University of Colorado Board of Regents consists of nine members serving staggered six-year terms, one elected from each of Colorado’s eight congressional districts and one from the state at large. For the at-large…
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Colorado State Board of Education shifts slightly with new Republican seat
Several new faces will be seated on the Colorado State Board of Education, with three Republicans and one unopposed Democrat winning the elections on Tuesday. The District 2 seat was decided in the primary election, with Democrat Kathy Gebhardt defeating her intra-party opponents. She did not face a general election contest. In District 8, it…
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State Board of Education Republican candidates lead in 3 districts
Republican Yazmin Navarro, Republican Sheri Wright and Republican Kristi Brown all lead early
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Amendment 80: Colorado voters on pace to reject school choice measure
The amendment aims to give each child between kindergarten and 12th grade the right to choose schools.
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Hood, Scott, Montera take early leads for University of Colorado regents
This was the only statewide seat for the Board of Regents, and some 3.8 million voters cast a ballot in the race.
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Debate on Proposition 131, Colorado’s ranked-choice voting measure, to be held at Denver University
The pros and cons of Proposition 131, which asks voters to completely upend Colorado’s election system through a ranked-choice voting system, will be debated in a special event at the University of Denver on Oct. 24. CLICK HERE TO JOIN LIVE Hosted by DU, Colorado Politics, and the Denver Gazette, the debate will feature Kent…
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Donald Trump slams Colorado Gov. Jared Polis over Venezuelan gang situation
Gov. Jared Polis says Donald Trump’s “cognitive decline” is obvious