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Colorado Springs ethics commission dismisses complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams
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The Colorado Springs Independent Ethics Commission has dismissed an ethics complaint against mayoral candidate Wayne Williams related to the City Council’s January approval of a controversial water rule. Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Longinos Gonzalez calls for independent ethics investigation into opponent Wayne Williams Deputy City Attorney Tracy Lessig notified El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez…
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Ethics commission moves forward on second Tina Peters complaint
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Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission on Tuesday decided to move forward and authorize an investigation into a 2022 complaint against Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters. The commission asked its executive director, Dino Ioannides, to investigate and also appointed Commissioner Sarah Mercer as the hearing officer. The commission authorized the probe into the second of…
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McNulty adds to ethics complaint against Hickenlooper
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Former Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty has filed a second ethics complaint against Gov. John Hickenlooper, referring to the term-limited Democrat as “Jet-set John” in the Nov. 29 filing with the state Independent Ethics Commission. In this latest complaint, McNulty, a longtime Hickenlooper nemesis who runs the newly-formed Public Trust Institute, claimed Hickenlooper…
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Colo. ethics panel to move quickly on Hickenlooper ethics 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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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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Colorado commission delays vote on ethics complaint against Sen. Vicki Marble
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The Colorado Ethics Commission Monday spent close to two hours deliberating on the facts and issues in an ethics complaint filed against Fort Collins Republican Sen. Vicki Marble. While the commission appeared to lean toward dismissing the complaint, they decided to hold off on a vote until their next meeting on March 5. Marble is…
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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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State ethics commission challenged over open records position, again
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The state’s Independent Ethics Commission has decided to write its own rules about how and whether it is subject to the state’s open records law, and that’s drawing pushback from the Colorado Press Association, the Colorado Broadcasters Association, the Secretary of State’s Office and other open records advocates. The commission, in court challenges to its…
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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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State ethics commission issuing subpoenas on ethics complaint against state Sen. Vicki Marble
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The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission Monday voted unanimously to issue subpoenas to state Sen. Vicki Marble, a Fort Collins Republican; her legislative aide; and an oil and gas company that paid for a Marble town hall last February. The complaint against Marble alleged that Extraction Oil and Gas paid for the February 15 town hall,…
