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Summer Lobbying Back In Action

It's burning outside, but that doesn't mean the summer heat has gotten in the way of lobbying dough. According to Secretary of State records,...

Romanoff Goes On The Road To Reform

UPDATED: In addition to Denver and Colorado Springs, a JeffCo meeting is also scheduled (see below). Unintended consequences. Those were the two words that Colorado's...

In Depth: Colorado Confidential on Amendment 41

The breaking news late Thursday afternoon on the preliminary injunction suspending the gift ban provisions of Amendment 41 underscores the complexity and controversy of...

41 Ruling Raises More Questions

Like most of the issues surrounding Colorado's new Ethics in Government law, Thursday's injunction blocking the gift ban to elected officials and government employees...

Injunction Granted In Amendment 41 Case

Denver District Court Judge Christina Habas has granted a preliminary injunction to Plaintiffs that suspends the gift bans created by Sections 2 and 3...

Jared Polis on Iraq, Amendment 41, Gay Rights: Interview II

Jared Polis worked on his first political campaign when he was 13 years old, his maturing voice cracking over the phone as he attempted...

Supremes Say No To 41 Opinion

House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D-Denver) released the following official statement after the Colorado Supreme Court today rejected a request to consider the constitutionality of...

Down To The Wire With 41

A resolution to request the Colorado Supreme Court review the constitutionality of a bill to install Amendment 41 has sailed through a Senate committee....

No Time Left For 41, Lawyer Warns

UPDATE: Click here for the outcome of the Senate committee hearing. It's been four weeks to the day that majority and minority leaders in Colorado's...

Battle Anew Brewing Over Amendment 41

The off-again, mostly on-again battle over implementing Amendment 41 is back on again, with proponents renewing calls on the state Senate to quit "dragging...