Ethics Watch, today released Ethics Roundup 2009: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the organization’s second annual report highlighting 11 of Colorado’s public officials or agencies who have either committed ethics violations or taken commendable action to promote higher ethical standards.

John Tomasic (The Colorado Independent) - A Larimer County judge this afternoon ordered the Colorado State University Board of Governors to make public further recordings of a closed-door session during which it secretly interviewed candidates for the university’s new chancellorship and decided to select its own vice chairman, Joe Blake, as sole finalist for the position.

The Colorado Springs Independent Ethics Commission (CSIEC) voted today to proceed with an investigation of Mayor Lionel Rivera's alleged conflicts of interest with developers in the city's deal with the United States Olympic Committee.  In response, Ethics Watch urged Rivera to cooperate fully with the CSIEC's investigation.

Today, Commissioner Jan Doran of the Colorado Springs Independent Ethics Commission announced that she will recuse herself from further participation in proceedings regarding the ethics complaint filed by Ronald S. Johnson against Mayor Lionel Rivera.  Commissioner Doran's announcement came shortly after Ethics Watch said she should withdraw because her work on Mayor Rivera's political campaigns created the appearance of a conflict of interest.