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8/28/2007
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President Bush has said he is considering a veto of the historic changes to the lobbying and ethics rules passed by Congress in the final week before the August recess. CoPIRG and Reps. Udall, DeGette and Permutter call upon the President to sign the landmark legislation. | |
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7/31/2007
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Statement of Gary Kalman, Democracy Advocate, who applauds who House vote on lobby and ethics reform. "The bill represents a momentous step toward reining in the special access and influence exerted by powerful interests in Washington. It is without question the most significant change to the rules in a generation." | |
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11/14/2007
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This year many U.S. states have launched what they call “Google Government” by using the Internet to make accessible detailed information about where tax dollars go and who gets government contracts and subsidies. A new report highlights how far Colorado lags behind this national trend. | |
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10/03/2007
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Companies with immediate past histories of shoddy work and fraudulent practices still receive billions of dollars in federal contracts, according to a new report by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG) Foundation | |
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03/11/2008
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The House of Representatives voted tonight to establish an independent Office of Congressional Ethics.
This vote was about going beyond the easy rhetoric of reform and taking a concrete step to correct what has been a dysfunctional ethics process. We now have an opportunity to get past the recent failures of the House to ensure honest representation on behalf of the American people. It represents a meaningful step toward fixing the broken and discredited ethics enforcement process.
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02/25/2008
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Today is the second win for open and honest government in the last two years. First, the voters passed Amendment 41 on Election Day in 2006. Today, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down the frivolous attacks on the voters’ ethics law. | |