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Posts Tagged Independent Ethics Commission

Suthers Backs Gessler Effort to Set Up Personal Criminal Defense Fund

By | 01.11.13 | 8:01 pm

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers’ office this week made what’s sure to be a controversial decision to officially support Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s effort to establish a legal defense fund. The fund would host contributions from private donors willing to cover costs tied to a Denver District Attorney criminal investigation into reimbursements Gessler charged to his office for alleged unofficial expenses.

Ethics Commission rules: No soup for you!

By | 02.05.09 | 7:32 am

The first letter ruling issued by the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission Wednesday settled a matter of grave importance — whether lobbyists can override Amendment 41 and buy lunch for a public official at a members-only club.

Legislative ethics panel throws out influence complaint against Balmer

By | 01.28.09 | 1:20 pm

The Colorado House Ethics Committee voted unanimously Wednesday morning to dismiss a complaint against state Rep. David Balmer, a Centennial Republican, who faced charges he improperly tried to influence a leadership election to succeed House Minority Leader Mike May last month. May filed the complaint against Balmer — and suspended plans to resign from the Legislature to tend to his business — after a newly elected Aurora Republican reported a lobbyist for the Colorado Chiropractic Association, who backed Balmer for minority leader, contacted her about the leadership race with a check in hand.