Tag: Secretary Of State Jena Griswold
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Colorado bingo nonprofits don’t always tell the IRS what they tell the state, some say nothing
Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series examing Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Colorado nonprofits that rely on charitable gaming to raise funds – most through bingo nights – are required to file regular financial reports with state regulators that track how much money comes in, how much goes out and…
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Felons engaged in Colorado’s charitable gaming industry
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Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series examining Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Howard Geller told police that Big Dog wanted Geller to get some people and head to Akron, Colo., so he hopped into his Dodge Durango along with his buddy, Cricket, and a woman he knew and off they…
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Colorado’s $110M bingo industry is littered with loopholes — and hardly anyone is watching
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examing Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Colorado’s charitable gaming industry – hundreds of bingo nights and raffle drawings across the state – is a $110-million-a-year enterprise that for decades has operated with thin oversight and little actual financial return to the charities the law…
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Report: Colorado’s new business filings up nearly 26% from 2020
Colorado’s new business filings experienced record gains in quarter two of 2021, increasing by 25.7% compared to the same quarter in 2020, according to a report released Wednesday. The Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report from the University of Colorado Boulder and Secretary of State’s Office concluded that this puts Colorado “firmly in recovery mode”…
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Griswold testifies in support of bill to prevent foreign influence in Colorado elections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Secretary of State Jena Griswold testified in front of the Colorado Senate Affairs Committee on Thursday in support of a bill aiming to prevent foreign influence in the state’s elections. The Preventing Foreign Influence Act…
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Colorado’s election security team wins U.S. Attorney Award of Excellence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Secretary of State’s election security unit was presented with the Award of Excellence from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado for the unit’s role in safeguarding the 2020 general election. The…
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Voter turnout surged among Colorado’s Native American tribes this election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute tribes turned out in droves during the 2020 general election, drastically increasing voter turnout compared to 2016. From 2016 to 2020, active voter turnout on the Ute Mountain Ute tribal lands increased from 36% to nearly…