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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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Common Cause — no friend of ALEC’s — will host a ‘teach-in’ on the conservative group
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As noted here last week, Denver will host this year’s annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council. Better known in political circles as simply ALEC, the national conservative, pro-free market group has been an advocate of limited government and a resource for model legislation to state legislators in Colorado and around the country for 44 years.…
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Colorado hemp bill’s author dismisses claims of conflict
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Legislation intended to keep federal water flowing to Colorado’s hemp crop – a growing industry in the state, if you’ll forgive the expression – has unexpectedly led to an anonymous accusation that the bill’s sponsor has a conflict of interest. So says a report in the Durango Herald. Spoiler alert: The law seems to be on the sponsor’s…
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McCann cancels tour of crime lab for Denver Democrats’ fundraising group
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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…
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The Hot Sheet, August 18, 2016
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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…
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Toro: Senate’s Supreme Court obstruction delaying justice for millions of Americans
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The unexpected death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 has set off a political power struggle in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed not to hold a hearing on any nominee — no matter how qualified — offered by President Barack Obama. Sen. McConnell’s stance was echoed by Colorado Sen.…
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BARTELS: Secretary of state turns to Colorado legislature after court ruling
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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…
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Gessler decision shows why Colorado needs an Independent Ethics Commission
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The idea that an elected official cannot use state funds on partisan political events or for personal use should not be controversial. The Independent Ethics Commission’s determination that Secretary of State Scott Gessler violated state laws regarding the use of public funds was an exercise in common sense.Last week, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission (IEC)…
