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12/23/2017
A rare and substantial fine for unregistered lobbying.
Colorado Lobbyist Fined Nearly $74,000 For Failing To Register A Colorado lobbyist is facing steep fines for failing to register. The Secretary of State’s Office notified Collon Kennedy on Thursday that he owes nearly
12/21/2017
Marble disputes ethics charge, said she didn't know who paid for town hall - Colorado Politics In just over two weeks, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission will hold a formal hearing to determine whether Sen. Vicki Marble violated the state’s ethics law concerning gifts to lawmakers.
12/15/2017
Arizona conservative group backs attack on Denver's common-sense disclosure laws about money in politics.
Taxpayer groups file suit against Denver to prevent disclosure of nonprofits’ donors in election spending Two conservative taxpayer advocacy groups filed suit Wednesday against new Denver campaign finance disclosure rules for issue advocacy committees that they say will violate the privacy rights of th…
12/14/2017
There's no reason to give Facebook political ads a pass from the disclosure laws that apply to television or radio ads.
Federal election regulators could unmask political ad buyers on Facebook Federal Election Commission will take up this week whether political ads on Facebook must include disclaimers showing who bought them.
12/04/2017
Loveland joins with home-rule cities to protest state involvement in Weld County ethics case A court brief filed by the Colorado Municipal League on Wednesday bearing signatures from the Loveland city attorney's office aims to re-assert the rights of home-rule cities, towns and counties to handle their own governance issues.
11/28/2017
The sexual harassment scandal at the Colorado legislature keeps growing.
Formal Sexual Harassment Complaint Filed Against Sen. Baumgardner A former legislative aide has filed a sexual harassment complaint against Republican state Sen. Randy Baumgardner for inappropriately touching her. The
Colorado in the conversation with more than a dozen other states and Congress
The #MeToo movement is exposing a culture of harassment at the Colorado statehouse, and weak protections for women The sexual harassment allegations at the Colorado state Capitol are prompting lawmakers, lobbyists and aides to share their own experiences, publicly and privately, in an attempt to expose what som…
11/15/2017
We suspect he won't be the last.
Second Colorado lawmaker now faces sexual harassment complaint Paul Rosenthal, a three-term Democratic state lawmaker from Denver, is the subject of a sexual harassment complaint filed this week about an incident from 2012. Rosenthal told the Post that he is “…
11/10/2017
It happens in the Colorado legislature too.
Lawmakers And Lobbyists Accuse Steve Lebsock Of Sexual Harassment; Speaker Calls For His Resignation Nine legislators, staffers and lobbyists are alleging that Rep. Steve Lebsock, a Democrat running for state treasurer, harassed, intimidated or made
10/30/2017
Colorado Community Organizations and Legislators Submit Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case « One Colorado Today, community organizations across Colorado, along with current and former Colorado legislators, submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, an important case going before the U.S. Supreme Court about a Lakewood-based baker who refused…
10/24/2017
Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner and Republican John McCain introduced a bill last week that would require internet platforms that average 50 million unique visitors a month to disclose online information about political advertisers using their platforms, including copies of the ads, descriptions of the audience targeted, the average rate paid for the ads, and the name and contact information of the sponsors.
Lobby Group for Facebook, Google to Pitch Self-Regulation of Ads A trade association whose members include Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. will pitch self-regulation instead of a proposed federal law requiring more disclosure for political advertising on their online platforms during a congressional hearing.