Tag: Colorado Ethics Watch
Ethics Commission reform survives Republican ‘no’ votes
A bill to clean up the state Independent Ethics Commission narrowly passed its first committee hearing Tuesday, despite opposition from Republicans and commission chair Bill Leone.
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Audit: Colorado’s Ethics Commission has questionable ethics
Sloppy record keeping. Failure to follow the state’s open meetings and open records laws. Baffling instructions to anyone brave enough to file a complaint.
Those are...
Why petty corruption matters
Two recent scandals involving county commissioners show that while Colorado has a reputation for clean government, we’re not immune from public corruption.
A Grand County...
Denver tries to spur condo construction by limiting homeowners’ right to...
Monday Denver became the latest municipality to enact so-called construction defects reform. City Council approved a proposal out of the Mayor's office that will make...
Dark money, lies and disclosure in the JeffCo school board race
Groups opposed to the recall of three conservative Jefferson County Board of Education members are doing their best to keep under wraps how much...
Ken Witt launches “political stunt” filing meaningless ethics complaint against himself...
Jeffco School Board President Ken Witt Thursday said he would seek an advisory opinion with the Colorado Ethics Commission over possible violations by the...
State Supreme Court weighs Colorado Ethics Commission’s secrecy
The Colorado Supreme Court now has two cases before it that could either affirm or weaken the authority of the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission...
Cynthia Coffman’s private-meeting invitation irks SW Colorado public officials
At the peak of the Animas River crisis, Cynthia Coffman reached out to the Durango City Council and La Plata County Commission and invited...
Colorado is spending $343,473-plus on Scott Gessler’s $1,396.89 ethics violation
Former Secretary of State Scott Gessler's fight with the Independent Ethics Commission over how he spent $1396.89 in office has already cost Coloradans $343,473, and...
Antiabortion group blows off court ordered fine and paperwork
Troubles aren't over for the antiabortion political organization Colorado Campaign for Life. First it lost a federal lawsuit filed against Colorado Ethics Watch. Now...