colorado ethics watch

McCann cancels tour of crime lab for Denver Democrats’ fundraising group

May 15, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann on Monday cancelled a tour of the Denver Police Crime Lab scheduled later this week for members of a fundraising group tied to the Denver Democratic Party after a conservative organization raised a fuss. Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado, sounded the alarm in a release Monday over an…
Proposed contribution limits for Colorado county candidates hardly a shoo-in

Apr 11, 2017

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Dan Njegomir

For all the tight controls on campaign contributions to candidates for state office — no individual donor can give more than $1,150 to someone running for governor, and it’s lower for legislative contenders — the state imposes no restraints at all on a candidate for the Baca County Commission. Or for Larimer County treasurer. Or clerk and…
Marilyn Marks is back, and she has the ballot selfie in focus

Mar 6, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Look who’s back in the game: Marilyn Marks, the thorn in the side of election officials whose protocols she scrutinizes and of the fellow Colorado Republicans she grills. She’s been caring for her mother back east the past couple of years. Her mother recently passed. She is a scrappy Southerner “praised in some circles, vilified in…
From ethics stories to ethics code for Flynn

Feb 3, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Kevin Flynn has written about ethics battles on city councils and other local governing bodies, now he’s writing an almost-new code of ethics for the Denver City Council. The former longtime reporter was elected in District 2, the southwestern part of Denver, in 2015. Several months after he took office, Flynn said a task force…
Denver lobbyists are reporting few expenses

Nov 18, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Monthly lobbyist financial reports required by the City and County of Denver, designed to help the public know who is lobbying City Council members on what issues, are commonly submitted with no reported expenditures, a review of the documents by the The Colorado Statesman has found. While no wrongdoing or rules violations are thought to have…
The times, they are a changin’: Denver lobbyists, elected officials to face new disclosure requirements

Oct 11, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

Annual and monthly disclosure reports by elected officials, city employees and lobbyists registered with the City and County of Denver would see several changes under proposed regulations from the city clerk and recorder. The City Council’s Finance and Governance committee took a first look at the proposed changes from Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson at…
The Hot Sheet, August 18, 2016

Aug 18, 2016

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Jared Wright

VOL. 01 NO. 155 | AUGUST 18, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016By TCS Editor and Publisher Jared Wright DENVER – This morning we rise to greet new possibilities,To stab campaign signs into our lawns,Or other people’s lawns,Or to tear them from other people’s lawns,Secretly under cloak of night,That’s you, not me,I have better things to do,Watch…
BARTELS: Colorado Common Cause hands out awards, lauds bi-partisanship

Jun 24, 2016

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LYNN BARTELS Special to Colorado Politics

The invite from attorney Martha Tierney took me by surprise: “Friend, I would be delighted if you would join me at my table in support of Colorado Common Cause for a Champions for Democracy luncheon and fundraiser.” As a journalist, I tangled over the years with Tierney and Common Cause on several issues, including…
BARTELS: Secretary of state turns to Colorado legislature after court ruling

Mar 8, 2016

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Lynn Bartels

The Colorado Secretary of State’s office will ask for legislative help on a campaign finance issue after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals refused its request to “execute us or set us free.” In two separate rulings, the most recent one last week, the court has concluded that Colorado’s regulatory framework for setting up what…
The Hot Sheet, February 15, 2016

Feb 15, 2016

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Jared Wright

By TCS Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Jared Wright @_JaredWright_ Monday, February 15, 2016 DENVER – Happy President’s Day 2016, a time to celebrate our nation’s leaders, both past and present, and an occasion to become inspired for the future. As President John F. Kennedy once said, “Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met — obligations to…