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Colorado ethics panel plans to move quickly on Hickenlooper complaint
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While the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission has not yet received a response from Gov. John Hickenlooper on the ethics complaint filed against him in October, Commissioner Bill Leone predicted Monday that the panel will move quickly on the complaint. Former Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, along with his newly-formed Public Trust Institute, filed…
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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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Hickenlooper faces ethics complaint over travel
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Gov. John Hickenlooper was accused Friday in a complaint filed by a former Republican lawmaker’s group of traversing the globe in private jets and rooming in expensive hotels paid for by businesses in violation of the state’s ethics laws, a claim dismissed by the governor’s office as a “political stunt.” The Greenwood Village-based Public Trust…
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ENDORSEMENT WATCH: Backing for governor, treasurer, Congress hopefuls
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The endorsements keep coming as candidates running in Colorado primaries near the finish line. This week, the Communication Workers of America Colorado and Wyoming state councils threw their support behind former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, one of four Democrats running for governor. “Colorado’s governor must be someone who is a champion for working families in our…
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Legislature could help Colorado redistricting overhaul get on the ballot
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After opposing groups made peace on changing how Colorado draws political boundaries, lawmakers will now have a say in the matter. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, and Sen. Stephen Fenberg, D-Boulder, are sponsoring legislation that would put the question on the ballot in November. Colorado voters, then, would decide if the General Assembly should…
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Q&A with Frank McNulty | Reliving the House GOP’s shining moment
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Colorado Republicans enjoyed a bright, shining moment following the 2010 statewide election, winning control of the Colorado House of Representatives – the proverbial “peoples” chamber in the legislature – and handing the gavel to then-state Rep. Frank McNulty. Well shy of 40 years old at the time and known as a politically astute up-and-comer at…
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Groups pushing Colo. redistricting change join up to get on the ballot
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DENVER – Fair Districts Colorado and People Not Politicians, two groups that want to reconfigure how the state draws congressional and legislative boundaries, will work together in a bid to get measures on the ballot in November, they said in a joint announcement Tuesday. “This is a victory for compromise and common sense over partisanship and…
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Lines drawn over ballot measures to determine how Colorado draws its legislative, congressional lines
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The battle is heating up over how Colorado draws its legislative and congressional boundaries. After failing to knock out a pair of proposed redistricting and reapportionment ballot measures in court, a rough coalition of mostly liberal and good-government groups filed competing ballot measures in late December and is vowing to take the choice before voters…
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Making the pitch, passing the hat for Fair Districts Colorado
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Behind every millionaire who aims to leave his mark on politics is a skilled political operative with the seasoning and savvy needed to make things happen. Hence, dialysis giant DaVita’s CEO, Kent Thiry, who is newly minted chairman of the nonpartisan redistricting reform coalition Fair Districts Colorado, can lean on Alan Philp. The veteran Republican utility player…
