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Power lawyer slaps money-in-politics complaint on group backing independents in Colorado...

UPDATE: On Oct. 1, the Secretary of State's office determined the complaint identified potential violations of Colorado's campaign finance law and alleged "sufficient supporting...

Secretary of State sued over Jon Keyser’s spot on the ballot

Voters who allege U.S. Senate candidate Jon Keyser’s petition gatherer forged signatures are suing the Secretary of State to get the candidate off the June...

Who’s afraid of Jon Caldara’s school board sunshine?

  Jon Caldara, the controversial president of the Independence Institute free-market think tank in Colorado, has succeeded in doing what many might see as...

DU citizen panel wades into campaign-finance swamplands

DENVER-- The University of Denver's "strategic issues panel of accomplished citizens" tasked with examining campaign finance regulations and making recommendations on how to improve...

Colorado Legislature tightens campaign finance rules

The Colorado Legislature acted quickly and in bipartisan fashion today to require biweekly campaign finance disclosures in advance of this year's primary elections in June.

Colorado congressional candidate Pace celebrates new 3rd District boundaries

Democratic 3rd District Congressional candidate Sal Pace is not surprised that the Colorado Supreme Court decided this morning to uphold Denver District Judge Robert Hyatt's ruling in favor of a new congressional map for the state drawn by Democrats and designed to increase electoral competitiveness.

Secretary of State Gessler proposes rule requiring less frequent disclosure

At a hearing today, The Colorado Secretary of State's office proposed a rule change that would result in the need for less frequent reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures.

Doug Bruce ignored subpoenas; Gazette won’t ignore Bruce

Doug Bruce, Colorado Springs tax fighter and generally irascible human, is surely relishing defying the government and mocking the Colorado election process as toothless....

Doug Bruce has got to leave his house eventually

Doug Bruce remains for now one step ahead of the law. The controversial father of the Taxpayers Bill of Rights is apparently running from...

State Supreme Court declares ‘clean government’ Amendment 54 unconstitutional

In a four to one vote, the Colorado Supreme Court this morning declared that so-called clean elections Amendment 54 unconstitutionally tramped on the right...