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Public officials should act in all of our interest, not to line their own pockets. Common Cause is fighting to ensure that all of our leaders are held to high ethical standards.
From city councils to the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court, the people making decisions that affect our lives and our families need to be held to the highest ethical standards. Common Cause works to ensure that those empowered to act on everyone’s behalf disclose their personal finances, uphold the rule of law, and cannot turn their public service into a personal profit scheme.
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Democracy Requires Transparency in Policing
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Independent Ethics Commission Proposed Rules
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Strengthening Democracy: Campaign Finance Reform in Aurora
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Formation of Working Group on Lobbying
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Colorado Independent: Polis says he’ll sign police transparency bill — to watchdogs’ relief
But Polis spokeswoman Maria De Cambra set the record straight late Wednesday.
“We’re not going to veto the bill,” she said. “It will be signed.”
The signing is slated for 10:50 a.m. Friday at the Capitol, and it will be open to media, De Cambra said.
The bill — HB-1119, sponsored by Democratic Denver Rep. James Coleman...
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Colorado Independent: When Colorado cops police themselves, the public can be left in the dark