About Colorado Ethics Watch

Colorado Ethics Watch uses high impact legal actions to hold public officials and organizations accountable for unethical activities that undermine the integrity of state and local government.
Sign up for Email Alerts



image Ethics Watch Tipline
image
image

“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.

Lawmaker Accused Of Taking Extra Payments

Related Action

Ethics Watch Requests House Investigation Of Rep. Steve King

Rep. Steve King Denies Charges

By Associated Press, TheDenverChannel.com,
February 3, 2010
DENVER -- Colorado lawmakers have begun hearings on an ethics complaint against a state lawmaker accused of claiming duplicate expenses from the state and his campaign. Republican Rep. Steve King of Grand Junction has denied the charges. King said he borrowed from money he contributed to his own campaign to pay for commuting to the Capitol until he could be reimbursed by the state.

The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday began reviewing evidence and lawmakers said they would rule later on the complaint filed by Ethics Watch, a nonprofit group that researches public officials.

For the full story, please visit http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/22421063/detail.html
image


© 2009, Ethics Watch, All Rights Reserved.
1630 Welton Street, Suite 415, Denver, CO 80202 • Contact Us
a project of
image
image

image