campaign contributions
-
Federal judge upholds constitutionality of Colorado campaign contribution limits
—
by
A federal judge upheld Colorado’s individual campaign contribution limits as constitutional on Thursday, finding that three Republican plaintiffs failed to prove the campaign finance framework violates their First Amendment rights. U.S. District Court Senior Judge John L. Kane recognized that Colorado’s limitations on individual contributions to state political candidates are among the lowest in the…
-
Unsalaried legislature in New Mexico asks voters to reconsider volunteer status | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
—
by
NEW MEXICO Voters to decide on paying legislators SANTA FE — Members of the nation’s only unsalaried legislature are asking voters to reconsider their volunteer status that has endured for 114 years since statehood in New Mexico. The state Senate on Feb. 17 narrowly endorsed a constitutional amendment that would do away with the state’s…
-
Federal judge finds Loveland did not violate company’s constitutional rights over political mailer
—
by
Loveland officials did not violate the constitutional rights of a sales and consulting firm by attempting to enforce its regulations on campaign spending during the 2019 municipal election, a federal judge ruled last month. The city prosecuted Bloomstruck LLC after its owner, Natalie Petersen, received $2,000 to design and mail a postcard critical of Councilor…
-
Caps for candidate contributions in local elections clear Colorado legislature
—
by
An effort to establish a statewide limit on contributions made to candidates in local elections passed its last major legislative hurdle on Wednesday. If signed into law, House Bill 1245 would cap contributions from individuals and political parties at $400 and from small-donor committees at $4,000 in municipal elections, among other records and reporting requirements. The House…
-
House passes caps for candidate contributions in Colorado’s local elections
—
by
The Colorado House on Tuesday approved a bill to establish a statewide limit on donations made to candidates in local elections, sending the proposal to the Senate for further consideration. If made law, House Bill 1245 would cap donations from individuals and political parties at $400 and donations from small-donor committees at $4,000 in municipal elections, among…
-
Bill to limit contributions to school board candidates clears first committee
—
by
A bill that would cap individual contributions to school board candidates at $2,500 is awaiting action from its second House committee. Rep. Emily Sirota, D-Denver, is the sponsor of House Bill 1060, which would also cap donations from small donor committees to $25,000 per election cycle. Small donor committees are those that generally get their…
-
INTERACTIVE: Campaign fundraising supports predictions of blue wave in Colorado
—
by
This is a good year to be a Democrat running for state and federal offices in Colorado, campaign finance filings show. “They have a lot more contributions and a lot more enthusiasm than on the Republican side,” said Robert Duffy, a political science professor at Colorado State University. The blue wave anticipated by many political…
-
OUT WEST ROUNDUP: Polygamous town picks outsider as police chief
—
by
Utah Polygamous town under scrutiny picks outsider as chief SALT LAKE CITY – A polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border has hired an outsider as its new police chief, selecting a retired Salt Lake City area police officer with no ties to the fundamentalist Mormon group that controlled the town for a century until federal…
-
Conservative website calls out Democrat Jason Crow for law firm’s lobbying history on behalf of gun interests
—
by
The conservative Washington Free Beacon on Monday pointed out that Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow works at a high-powered law firm that has lobbied and done legal work for gun interests at the same time he’s attacked the “gun lobby” and been calling on U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman to return campaign contributions from the National…
-
Mike Coffman donates campaign cash from GOP colleague who settled sexual harassment complaint
—
by
A Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman on Wednesday called on the Aurora Republican to unload $10,000 in campaign contributions from a fellow GOP lawmaker under fire for settling a former aide’s sexual harassment complaint with taxpayer money – but a Coffman spokesman said he’d already donated the funds earlier in the day to a local…
