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Lawmakers Carroll, Court eye tougher campaign finance, ethics laws next session

By | 01.03.11 | 6:43 am

Democratic state Sens. Morgan Carroll of Aurora and Lois Court of Denver say stricter penalties and tighter legal definitions should be at the heart of upcoming legislation to prevent abuses to laws regulating those looking to sway public opinion in elections. Both legislators are working with watchdog groups to shore up what they see as serious holes in campaign finance and ethics laws after a mid-term election cycle marred by violations and rumors of clandestine deals.

Probe reveals cozy relationship of oil, gas industry with regulators

By | 08.17.10 | 8:52 am

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the federal agency that oversees the country’s 2.3 million miles of oil and natural gas pipelines, has adopted as part of its regulations all or parts of at least 29 standards written by the oil and natural gas industry.

Ethics Watch asks for probe of McInnis plagiarism reports

By | 07.14.10 | 3:52 pm

Colorado Ethics Watch Wednesday asked the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation to open an investigation into the Denver Post report on Monday that former Congressman Scott McInnis, a Republican candidate for governor, plagiarized articles on water issues that were written…

ProPublica report: state oil and gas enforcement staffing levels inadequate

By | 12.30.09 | 4:09 pm

Colorado oil and gas regulators have admitted to the Colorado Independent they’re spread too thin to handle a new set of EPA rules if proposed federal hydraulic fracturing legislation is passed by Congress, but a new ProPublica investigation…

Farmers say thanks to Salazar for pumping the brakes on oil shale leasing

By | 11.30.09 | 10:08 am

Farmers in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico unveiled an interesting ad buy over the weekend, praising Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for his more measured approach to oil shale research and production than the previous administration.…

Justice Dept. probes ex-Bush Interior Secretary Norton over oil shale leases

By | 09.17.09 | 9:30 am

Former Colorado attorney general and Bush administration Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton is being investigated by the Justice Department for allegedly brokering a deal with Royal Dutch Shell to provide the oil company with potentially lucrative oil shale leases…

Vail Council Takes Heat for Publicly Castigating Teen Vandals

By | 05.16.08 | 1:00 am

The Vail Town Council assumed an unusual role last week, setting aside land-use applications and housing regulations to interrogate a pair of teenage boys who were caught spray-painting graffiti and obscene images on a sidewalk in front of the town’s…