This afternoon, Ethics Watch filed with the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts a motion for summary judgment in its case against Senate Majority Fund, LLC for failing to timely report spending on advertising regarding Libby Szabo, a candidate for state senate.

With the new rules of the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission taking effect yesterday, Colorado Ethics Watch, a nonpartisan, nonprofit legal watchdog group, today bolstered its pending complaint against Secretary of State Mike Coffman by submitting additional evidence and by calling on the Commission to immediately move forward with the investigation and hearing process.

In response to a complaint filed by Colorado Ethics Watch, an administrative law judge ruled last week that the campaign committee for Dr. Jim Geddes, candidate for University of Colorado Regent, District 6 in the 2008 general election, is guilty of campaign finance violations and ordered Dr. Geddes’ campaign committee to pay $4000 in fines.

Colorado Ethics Watch filed a complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State against the Senate Majority Fund LLC (SMF), a political organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service and the Colorado Secretary of State as a 527, for failure to report thousands of dollars in campaign spending. According to documents obtained by Ethics Watch, SMF purchased at least $25,000 of television air time for ads supporting state senate candidate Libby Szabo in June 2008. Reports filed by SMF to date do not disclose spending on the television ad.

Today, Colorado Ethics Watch filed written arguments in favor of its petition to the Denver District Court to compel Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey to act on its request for a criminal investigation of Senator Andy McElhany and the Senate Minority Office. The brief was filed in response to a June 27 order by District Court Judge Norman D. Haglund that permitted to parties to submit additional legal arguments.

Denver District Court Judge Norman D. Haglund today gave Colorado Ethics Watch and Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey two weeks to file written arguments in the case against Morrissey for his failure to prosecute Ethics Watch's complaint against Senator Andy McElhany.

Today Ethics Watch filed a campaign finance complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against Jim Geddes’ campaign committee for failure to file two contribution and expenditure reports due on May 1 and June 2, 2008.

By court order, District Attorney Mitch Morrissey late yesterday filed his response to Ethics Watch's complaint for his failure to prosecute Senator McElhany for potential crimes in 2007. Today, Colorado Ethics Watch releases a statement in response.

In a case filed by Colorado Ethics Watch, Denver District Court Judge Norman D. Haglund today ordered District Attorney Mitch Morrissey to file by June 23 a written explanation of his reasons for not investigating or prosecuting possible criminal behavior by Colorado State Senator Andy McElhany in 2007.

Ethics Watch petitions to Denver District Court to force DA Morrissey to explain his refusal to prosecute Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany for possible criminal violations.

Colorado Ethics Watch is filing today its opening brief in its appeal of an administrative law judge's decision, with statewide implications, that allows the City and County of Broomfield to make seemingly unlawful campaign contributions to select mayoral and City Council candidates.

Today, Colorado Ethics Watch (Ethics Watch) filed a complaint with the Independent Ethics Commission asking it to penalize Secretary of State Mike Coffman for his continued egregious pattern of misconduct. This is the first complaint filed with the Independent Ethics Commission since it was approved by voters in November 2006.

Today, Colorado Ethics Watch (Ethics Watch), a non-partisan, non-profit legal watchdog group, filed an appeal with the Colorado Court of Appeals challenging a recent decision, with statewide implications, that allows the City and County of Broomfield to make seemingly unlawful campaign contributions to select City Council candidates.

DENVER – Today, Colorado Ethics Watch (Ethics Watch) filed a campaign finance complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against Lakewood City Council President Cheryl Wise. The complaint stems from comments Councilwoman Wise made during an October 8, 2007 regular meeting of the Lakewood City Council in which she harshly criticized city council candidate Charley Able, urged voters not to vote for him, and praised the only other candidate, Karen Kellen, expressly by name.

DENVER – Today, Colorado Ethics Watch (Ethics Watch) filed campaign finance complaints with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against Broomfield City Manager George Di Ciero, Assistant City Manager Kevin Standbridge, and incumbent city council candidates Lori Cox, Walter Spader and Linda Reynolds. The complaints stem from a candidate questionnaire that city staff researched and prepared answers to for the incumbents to rely on at a campaign forum.

DENVER – Today, Colorado Ethics Watch (Ethics Watch) filed a campaign finance complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against Nick Kliebenstein’s campaign committee for accepting three separate contributions that exceed contribution limits for state house candidates.

DENVER – In a precedent-setting ruling that changes reporting practices for political committees, a Colorado administrative law judge (ALJ) held that the Committee for the American Dream (CAD) violated Colorado campaign finance law.

DENVER – In a precedent-setting ruling that changes reporting practices for political committees, a Colorado administrative law judge (ALJ) held that the Committee for the American Dream (CAD) violated Colorado campaign finance law.

DENVER – Today, Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG), a non-partisan, non-profit legal watchdog group, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Coffman asking for an immediate investigation into whether recent actions by the Colorado Cab Company, LLC (doing business as Yellow Cab) violated state lobbying laws.

DENVER – Colorado Citizens for Ethics in Government (CCEG), a non-partisan, non-profit legal watchdog group, today filed a complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State’s office against the Northern Colorado Victory Fund (NCVF), a political organization registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and a Colorado limited liability company, and the Committee for the American Dream (CAD), a state registered political committee, for failure to file proper campaign finance reports.