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Lt. Gov Talks Sky High Health Care Costs, 14ers

Donna Lynne spent 11 years as an executive at health insurance company Kaiser Permanente before swearing in as Colorado’s Lieutenant Governor in May. She also serves as Chief Operating Officer of the state. News director Gavin Dahl sat down with Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne at the State Capitol to get her take on how to address the skyrocketing cost of health coverage on the Western Slope. The four Western Slope legislators on the Health Care Working Group are Senator Kerry Donovan, and Representatives Millie Hamner, Bob Rankin, and Diane Mitsch-Busch.

Gavin became one of the youngest station managers in public radio on February 1, 2017. He is a writer and producer with a passion for community media. Prior to starting at KDNK as news director in 2016, Gavin worked for national radio programs Alternative Radio with David Barsamian and Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti along with local stations KGNU Boulder, KYRS Spokane, KRBX Boise, KAOS Olympia, and Air America Radio affiliate KPTK Seattle. His nonprofit management experience includes Open Media Foundation, where he led a government transparency team, and Common Frequency, where his policy advocacy supported dozens of noncommercial radio startups. Boulder Weekly, Raw Story, Austin American-Statesman, Boise Weekly, and The Sopris Sun have published his reporting. His TV credits include directing teams at Colorado Channel, crewing for Democracy Now!, and hosting on Free Speech TV. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2008 with a BA in media production and community organizing.
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