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“Government can only be accountable if taxpayers can see what they are buying and how much they are paying for it.”

State Treasurer Cary Kennedy commenting on the Colorado Department of Treasury website that tracks how Colorado tax dollars are spent, as quoted on TheDenverChannel.com 03/07/2010.

City memo on campaign donors gets limited circulation

And it doesn't give candidates clear direction on how to proceed.

By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain,
October 3, 2009

After City Councilwoman Judy Weaver was embarrassed last month over an old but illegal campaign contribution back in 2005, the city attorney's office hammered together a memorandum on just what campaign contributions are legal, may be legal, or are illegal.

That memo went out to council members, including Weaver, on Sept. 21. But the advisory hasn't made it to the other 10 candidates running for council this year. It's sitting in City Clerk Gina Dutcher's office if anyone is looking for it.

"I didn't get one," at-large candidate Steve Nawrocki said Friday when asked if he'd received the campaign advisory. Neither had Chris Kaufman, another at-large candidate.

 

For the full story, please visit http://chieftain.com/articles/2009/10/03/news/local/doc4ac6fc797f1937642577...
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