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Ethics Watch and Coalition Urge Senate Action On Vacancy Crisis

Today, Ethics Watch and a diverse coalition of more than a dozen nonprofit organizations who recognize the harm… 

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Ethics Commission To Fine Gessler For Misuse Of State Funds

Today, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission unanimously determined that Scott Gessler violated ethics standards when he used state… 

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D.C. Circuit Vacancy Crisis Closer to Resolution

Ethics Watch urges the Senate to allow nominees to receive an up-or-down vote in the full Senate as… 

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In the News

Panel: Gessler violated ethics rules over spending

Associated Press (Ivan Moreno) Republican Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, a potential gubernatorial contender, was admonished Thursday by an ethics panel over spending office funds to attend political events, a black eye to his candidacy before it’s officially launched. Read More ›

Panel:  Secretary of State Scott Gessler violated ethics rules over spending

TheDenverChannel.com (Associated Press) Colorado Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler has been admonished by an ethics panel over spending office funds to attend a GOP conference during the party's national convention in Florida last year. Read More ›

Scott Gessler wrong to use state funds for trip, ethics commission rules

The Denver Post (Joey Bunch) The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission unanimously voted Thursday that Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler broke ethics standards by spending state money on a trip that included partisan activity. Read More ›