The Denver PostLynn BartlesSeptember 10, 2014 Congressman Cory Gardner and Sen. Mark Udall face separate complaints filed against them this week as Colorado’s U.S. Senate race heats up.Both sides said the complaints — filed by members of the opposite party — were political.Udall, a Democrat running for a second term, is accused of violating campaign finance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Joint Budget Committee Chairwoman and U.S. Senator Mark Udall allegedly violated constitution and federal law respectively DENVER (September 9, 2014) - Late yesterday, Compass Colorado filed a campaign finance complaint against Representative Crisanta Duran, Chairwoman of Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee, and a Federal Elections Commission complaint against U.S. Senator Mark Udall;
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Investigation reveals crony-contortions behind hotel tax scheme DENVER (August 13, 2014) - An explosive investigation released by The Colorado Springs Gazette this weekend revealed yet more details of the bizarre crony-contortions behind the controversial Gaylord Hotel project in Aurora, Colorado. The project included new special tax districts called “enhanced taxing districts” created by
The GazetteMegan SchraderAugust 14, 2014 Compass Colorado — a non-profit government watchdog group — responded to The Gazette's investigation into tax incentives for the Gaylord Rockies hotel calling the deal "cronyism at its worst.""The fact that an out-of-state developer can vote for the existence of a new tax district, with only a single person voting, then funnel
Colorado Peak PoliticsAugust 14, 2014 Aurora politics have been thrust into the spotlight based on reports that a new hotel tax scheme is fostering corporate welfare on a massive scale.The controversial Gaylord Hotel project in Aurora is benefiting from a special tax district created by the Aurora City Council. The catch is that only a
Complete ColoradoTodd ShepherdAugust 13, 2014 On June 27, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff oversaw a group of volunteers chalking the sidewalk of the government district office of U.S. Representative Mike Coffman in protest over immigration issues. The political protest ended when the building manager, Quyet Dang, arrived in the parking lot and
Daily CallerGreg CampbellAugust 7, 2014 Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper didn’t help his reputation as a weak leader when he told the Rocky Mountain Energy Summit why he wouldn’t express an opinion on the Keystone XL Pipeline.“I’ve avoided taking a position because it’s just going to piss off a lot of people in Washington that I
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Polis tries to save Governor’s face on fracking initiatives, fails DENVER (August 4, 2014) – Today, at a joint press conference with Governor John Hicknelooper and Congressman Jared Polis, it became apparent that Polis, lacking the support needed to pass his job-killing fracking ban in November, tried to give political cover
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Davis 970-980-5122 Bob Beauprez Wins Republican Gubernatorial Primary Republicans Unite Against Hickenlooper DENVER (June 24, 2014) – Tonight, Bob Beauprez won the 2014 Republican primary election and will challenge Gov. John Hickenlooper in November. Upon the results, Compass Colorado offers the following statement. “Tomorrow is a new day in which
The Denver PostLynn BartlesJune 26, 2014 Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Thursday that Roxane White, his chief of staff known throughout state government for her tough persona and influence, is leaving after the election in November to oversee a national nursing program serving first-time moms living in poverty.White served as Hickenlooper's chief of staff when he
