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In fiery blog post, Clear the Bench dismisses ethics complaint as politics

By | 05.06.10 | 11:08 am

Firebrand anti-tax Tea Party speaker and Clear the Bench Director Matt Arnold posted a broadside at the group’s website today in which he railed against a complaint filed by Colorado Ethics Watch Wednesday. Arnold wrote that the complaint…

Udall co-sponsors bill to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

By | 03.03.10 | 12:00 pm

Colorado Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall joined with Connecticut Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman and eleven co-sponsors to introduce legislation this morning to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which bans lesbian, gay and bisexual service members from…

State Supreme Court declares ‘clean government’ Amendment 54 unconstitutional

By | 02.22.10 | 1:23 pm

In a four to one vote, the Colorado Supreme Court this morning declared that so-called clean elections Amendment 54 unconstitutionally tramped on the right to free speech. The Court barred authorities from enacting its provisions.

“[W]e find the…

In response to records request, Gov. Ritter issues new ethics order

By | 10.06.09 | 9:10 am

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Monday, Governor Ritter issued an executive order requiring his cabinet members and senior staff to submit conflict of interest disclosure reports by 25 October. The new order replaces a similar standing order issued a decade ago by the governor’s…

An additional $405,000 in anonymous funds goes to ‘ethics’ measure

By | 10.14.08 | 7:37 am

The newest campaign finance reports are in and supporters of a measure targeting labor unions have reported another $405,000 in contributions, all of it coming from anonymous sources.

Media catches on to ‘clean government’ campaign’s transparency woes

By | 10.06.08 | 5:24 pm

Backers of an initiative campaign hyping the values of “clean government” are funding their efforts with anonymous cash, and the mainstream media is starting to catch on.

Bush Budget Subverts New Open Records Law

By | 02.08.08 | 8:36 am

A new federal law meant to strengthen the way government agencies process Freedom of Information Act requests would be undermined by a provision in President George W. Bush’s new 2009 budget proposal, according to government transparency groups and a lawmaker