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Colorado’s Obamacare insurance exchange rocked by news an exec will stand trial for EMBEZZLING from previous employer

Colorado's Obamacare insurance exchange rocked by news an exec will stand trial for EMBEZZLING from previous employerMail OnlineDavid MartoskoFebruary 13, 2014Connect for Health Colorado, the state's Obamacare insurance exchange, is reeling after news surfaced that Christa Ann McClure, a top agency executive, will stand trial in Montana for embezzling from her previous nonprofit employer.McClure, 51,

February 13th, 2014|Blog|

Compass Colorado launches series of calls to educate citizens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233 Compass Colorado launches series of calls to educate citizens DENVER (February 13, 2013) –Tonight, while the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) holds a hearing on the 50-year contract with Plenary Roads Denver, Compass Colorado will launch a series of targeted calls to inform voters of their legislator’s support of FASTER,

February 13th, 2014|All|

Coloradans believe scandal-laden Udall undeserving of reelection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233 Coloradans believe scandal-laden Udall undeserving of reelection DENVER (February 6, 2014)—Today, the latest Quinnipiac University poll shows fewer than half of Coloradans believe Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., deserves reelection. Only 42 percent of voters think Udall deserves reelection, which is even less support than Gov. John Hickenlooper received in the

February 6th, 2014|All|

Hickenlooper doesn’t deserve reelection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233 Hickenlooper doesn’t deserve reelection DENVER (February 4, 2014)—Today, the latest Quinnipiac University poll regarding Colorado’s 2014 gubernatorial race showed Coloradans do not believe Hickenlooper deserves reelection. Coloradans disapprove 47 to 39 percent of the way Hickenlooper is handling education policy and disapprove 54 to 31 percent of the governor’s handling

February 5th, 2014|All|

Dems Accused of ‘War on Rural Colorado’ After Rejecting Compromise on Green Energy

Dems Accused of ‘War on Rural Colorado’ After Rejecting Compromise on Green EnergyThe Colorado ObserverValerie RichardsonJanuary 31, 2014DENVER—Critics declared the “war on rural Colorado” alive and well Friday after House Democrats shot down two bills this week designed to ease the economic hit from last year’s renewable energy mandate on rural counties.“RIP bi-partisan cooperation,” said

January 31st, 2014|Blog|

Colorado’s children deserve better

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Lockwood Communications Director jonathan@compasscolorado.org 720-470-8233 Colorado’s children deserve better Teachers union lawsuit compromises educational opportunity for our children DENVER (January 29, 2013) –Today, the Colorado Education Association filed a lawsuit challenging parts of education tenure reforms put into place under Senate Bill 10-191. Compass Colorado issued the following statement regarding

January 29th, 2014|All|

State responds to GOP’s attacks over Udall, Obamacare probe

State responds to GOP’s attacks over Udall, Obamacare probeFox 31Eli StokolsJanuary 27, 2014DENVER — Republicans looking to unseat Democratic Colorado Sen. Mark Udall this fall continue to focus attention on the senator’s role in possibly pressuring the state’s Dept. of Insurance to lower its estimate of how many Coloradans lost their insurance as a result

January 27th, 2014|Blog|

335k Coloradans being kicked off health care plans isn’t enough for Udall?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233 335k Coloradans being kicked off health care plans isn’t enough for Udall? DENVER (January 27, 2013) --Emails between the office of Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs (DORA), overseen by Gov. John Hickenlooper, reveal that Udall may have intended for all Coloradans to be forced

January 27th, 2014|All|

Gov. Hickenlooper administration protecting Sen. Udall against bullying allegations?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Jonathan LockwoodCommunications Directorjonathan@compasscolorado.org720-470-8233 Gov. Hickenlooper administration protecting Sen. Udall against bullying allegations?Officials declined to provide information regarding investigation into Udall’s pressure on state agency DENVER (January 24, 2013) — Yesterday, in response to The Colorado Observer’s Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request to the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration declined to

January 24th, 2014|All|

Hick Administration Lawyers Up in Udall-Obamacare Probe

Hick Administration Lawyers Up in Udall-Obamacare ProbeThe Colorado ObserverJanuary 22, 2013DENVER – The Hickenlooper Administration is seeking legal advice on how to respond to a request for records related to allegations that U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s office pressured state regulators to alter statistics on how many Coloradans have lost their health insurance as a result

January 22nd, 2014|Blog|

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