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Maes’ repayment of Poundstone draws more campaign finance scrutiny

By | 09.16.10 | 2:49 am

Last month GOP gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes paid a record $17,500 in fines for violating the state’s campaign finance laws — laws which he has called ridiculous. This month he may have more fines to pay, or in any event more questions to answer. At the top of the list is a $300 check his campaign gave to disgruntled former supporter Freda Poundstone.

Frequent pit liner leaks argue against Hickenlooper call for less regs

By | 06.28.10 | 12:30 pm

Speaking at an energy confab last week, Denver mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper continued to walk a fine line between coddling the state’s oil and gas industry as a former geologist – thereby distancing himself from Gov.…

NYT water-pollution series faults feds as FRAC Act debate rages in GarCo

By | 09.14.09 | 10:21 am

Picture 3Some of the startling numbers in a New York Times series on water pollution that kicked off Saturday raise the question of why Colorado lawmakers are even bothering to bring certain aspects of natural-gas drilling under the federal regulation of…