It was 8:52 on a Saturday night when the bill died. The legislative session was barreling towards a close, constrained by the 120-day limit enshrined in the state’s constitution, and there was more business to get through.
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DAVIS: It’s Not Just Clarence Thomas
The problem of corruption in America is bigger than we acknowledge, and it’s getting worse — that’s according to our new columnist (and former journalist) Logan Davis, who will be taking a look at corruption’s spread, its consequences, and what we can do to stop it in a new biweekly column.
GOP Candidate Buckley Paid Himself Thousands in Improper Mileage Reimbursements
David Buckley, a Republican candidate for the state legislature, used campaign funds to pay himself thousands of dollars in improper mileage reimbursements – this according to his own documentation, a campaign finance complaint filed with the Secretary of State, and a subsequent analysis by the Colorado Times Recorder.
Candidate’s Mountain Mansion Leads SOS to Overturn Predecessor’s Ruling
Republican state Senate candidate Tim Walsh broke the law by not disclosing a $3 million mountain home, but he won’t face any fine or penalty for his omission, according to a recent ruling from the Colorado’s Secretary of State’s office. Though it’s rare for a single campaign finance complaint to upset several years of established legal interpretation, that’s exactly what happened when the Deputy Secretary of State handed down a decision in the Walsh case overturning four years of incorrect legal precedent established during former Secretary of State Wayne Williams’ tenure in office – after applying it to Walsh one last time.
No Exceptions: “Dangerous” Anti-Abortion Hardliner Seeks Seat in the Legislature
In the months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican candidates across the country have attempted to distance themselves from their past embrace of hardline anti-abortion positions, seemingly due to fear of backlash at the ballot box in November. In southwestern Colorado, though, a candidate for the state legislature is not following their lead.
Is a GOP Senate Candidate Hiding a $3M House?
Tim Walsh, the Republican nominee in one of the year’s closest-watched state Senate races, omitted from his personal financial disclosure a financial trust, a corporation, and a mountain home worth more than $3 million, according to a complaint filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office last week.
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Leader Concealed Political Consulting Company from Colleagues
The top Republican in the Colorado House of Representatives worked to conceal his involvement with a political consulting firm from his colleagues in the legislature, according to hundreds of pages of never-before-published sworn testimony. The documents, which stem from Minority Leader Hugh McKean’s divorce proceedings in September 2020, include firsthand testimony from McKean regarding his work with a number of Republican candidates, including at least one primary within his own caucus, his rationale for attempting to keep this work out of the public record for ethical reasons, and the outline of a campaign finance scheme which may violate Colorado law.
Tina Peters Campaign Paid $50k to Militia-Affiliated Business
In late May, Republican Secretary of State candidate Tina Peters’ campaign made a $50,000 payment to PIN Business Network, a marketing company with ties to election conspiracist and podcast host Joe Oltmann. The payment was marked in the state’s campaign finance database as being for “internet advertising,” and amounts to nearly one-third of Peters’ total campaign expenditures to date.
Capitol Gains: Fixing a Broken System
The crime would be easy to commit. Your chances of getting caught would be slim to none. If you did it right, your $40,000 per year part-time job could earn you far more than your salary in ill-gotten gains.
Capitol Gains: What You Were Supposed To Know About Two State Senators
A promising political career unraveled this spring when New York’s lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin was arrested. Benjamin, only 45 years-old, was an up and comer in state Democratic politics, having served four years in the state Senate before rising to the position of lieutenant governor in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s downfall.