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House Ethics Committee dismisses some claims, advances others against Rep. Ron Weinberg
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The House Ethics Committee voted on Wednesday to accept three allegations filed against Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland, but combined two into one subject area. The two issues deal with claims of inappropriate comments made to female lawmakers in two separate incidents and the alleged use of a master key to access restricted areas of the…
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Colorado ethics panel to investigate Hickenlooper’s travel
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Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission has determined that a complaint filed against Gov. John Hickenlooper regarding his out-of-state travel has merit and will investigate, the panel executive director said Tuesday. The commission reviewed the complaint, which was filed by the nonprofit Greenwood Village-based Public Trust Institute, during an executive session Monday. Aside from one commissioner, who…
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State Sen. Marble sues Colorado ethics commission over decision
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State Sen. Vicki Marble, a Fort Collins Republican, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission challenging its decision earlier this year that she had violated the state’s constitutional amendment on ethics. Marble’s lawsuit was filed June 29 in Denver District Court. In the complaint, Marble’s attorney, Marcy Glenn, challenged the ethics commission’s decision to issue a…
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Former Colo. Secretary of State Gessler loses ethics fight at Supreme Court
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The Colorado Supreme Court upheld an ethics-violation finding filed against former Secretary of State Scott Gessler in a 6-0 ruling announced Monday. The case dates back to 2012, when Gessler traveled to a Sarasota, Florida, seminar hosted by the Republican National Lawyers Association. The day after the two-day seminar ended, on Aug. 26, Gessler went…
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State ethics commission asserts authority over home rule cities, counties
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In a unanimous vote Monday, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission sent a strong message to “home rule” cities and towns that don’t have ethics policies, as well as to those that believe their policies are up to snuff. The commission voted to accept jurisdiction over an ethics complaint involving a Weld County commissioner, Julie Cozad. The complaint,…
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Marble disputes ethics charge, said she didn’t know who paid for town hall
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In just over two weeks, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission will hold a formal hearing to determine whether Sen. Vicki Marble violated the state’s ethics law concerning gifts to lawmakers. The Commission worked through pre-trial motions Thursday in preparation for the Jan. 8 meeting, which could feature testimony by Marble, an Extraction Oil & Gas…
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Ethics complaint against Colorado state Rep. Ransom dismissed
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After a more than five-hour hearing, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission Wednesday unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Republican Rep. Kim Ransom of Lone Tree. The ethics complaint alleged Ransom accepted a “Gold Pass,” valued at $600, to attend the 2016 Western Conservative Summit. In their ruling, the commission said Ransom had met the…
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Rug store flap weaves an ethics tapestry between Glendale and state watchdogs
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An ethics complaint lodged against a former Glendale city councilman has turned into a can of worms for the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission over whether home-rule cities that have their own ethics codes have the final say over ethics complaints. The ethics issue dates back to 2016, when MAK Investment Group of Glendale filed an…
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YESTERYEAR: Romer takes on Union of Taxpayers’ chief over TABOR refunds
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Thirty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … On election night, 1987, incumbent Mayor Federico Peña went on to capture 79,674 votes for 51 percent of the total vote compared to challenger Don Bain’s 49 percent. The highlight (or lowlight) of the evening, was Peña’s sweltering downtown headquarters where 1,000 people crammed into…
