Tag: Lobbying
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Colorado bill dealing with administration lobbyists garners support but faces potential veto from Polis
A bill that would require lobbyists who work for the state government to abide by the same rules that govern their peers representing for-profit companies and organizations is winning support in both chambers of the Colorado legislature. Gov. Jared Polis, however, opposes Senate Bill 147, and sources have told Colorado Politics it’s the No. 1…
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Colorado appeals court says Joe Salazar’s lawsuit against Public Trust Institute can move forward
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The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that a lawsuit by a former legislator alleging malicious prosecution by the Public Trust Institute and its former director can move forward. The ruling came with a first-ever determination that an administrative proceeding, which could form the basis for a malicious prosecution claim, must be “quasi-judicial.” In this…
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New redistricting lobbying complaint targets Latino advocacy group
Another complaint alleging failures to properly disclose redistricting lobbying activity has been lodged with the Colorado Secretary of State, this time targeting an influential Hispanic and Latino advocacy organization. The newest complaint over redistricting lobbying practices takes aim at the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy, and Research Organization (CLLARO), arguing that their registered lobbyist hasn’t properly…
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Colorado nonprofit targeted with redistricting lobbying complaint helped draft others’ map proposals
Days after a formal complaint accused a secretly funded nonprofit organization of violating redistricting lobbying disclosure laws, a video recording obtained by The Gazette reveals the same group helped craft maps proposed by the prominent Colorado Farm Bureau, contradicting what the Farm Bureau’s president told the state’s redistricting commissioners. The Farm Bureau president Carlyle Currier…
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Despite new transparency law, state’s online lobbying database incapable of basic search functions; state refuses to provide data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year, Colorado’s legislators passed a law requiring more immediate lobbying activity disclosures and ordering the creation of a working group aimed at increasing the overall transparency of the state’s online lobbyist registration and activity tool. But after multiple meetings of the working group and…