Thank you to the loyal readers and supporters of The Colorado Independent (2013-2020). The Indy has merged with the new nonprofit Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) on a new mission to strengthen local news in Colorado. We hope you will join us!

Visit COLab
Home Tags Colorado Leadership Fund

Tag: Colorado Leadership Fund

Colorado GOP donors fly below the radar with maze of 527...

In Colorado, organizing, infrastructure and fundraising within the Democratic Party and progressive organizations are the stuff of legend. The story of how liberal mega-millionaires and single-minded cooperation on the left turned this formerly solid red state to purple and blue have been told and retold for years. The story of coordination among conservatives groups, however, and the way millions of dollars each election cycle slosh to candidates and causes on the right has received relatively scant attention.

More Problems With SOS Site

The Colorado Secretary of State's (SOS) website, where members of the public go to look up political contributions and expenditures, is still displaying incorrect...

527 Didn

The Colorado Leadership Fund (CLF) is off the hook on allegations that the conservative 527 organization violated state contribution limits, and its political committee...

More On New 527 Complaint

Yesterday, it was reported that the Colorado Leadership Fund (CLF), a 527 organization involved with the Trailhead Group, was facing yet another complaint filed...

CO Watchdog Group: GOP 527 Violated Contribution Limits

The fallout from Colorado Confidential's investigation of the Trailhead Group continues, with a new complaint being filed against one of Trailhead's financial cohorts: the...

Spreading Wealth Around, Part III

Today's snapshot of a big contributor to the Trailhead Group LLC and other two 527s we've been investigating is of the Coors family. Family members...

Spreading Wealth Around, Part II

Another day, another snapshot of a big contributor to Trailhead Group LLC, part of our investigation into the strange financings of the 527 founded...

Spreading Wealth Around

Additional reporting from Colorado Confidential reporter Erin Rosa Wealthy political operatives are weaving a complex web when it comes to Colorado's powerful GOP 527, the...

Oh, You Mean THAT $100,000

Last week Colorado Confidential reported on a series irregularities among some of Colorado's most influential political finance committees, including Trailhead Group, the Colorado Leadership...