Millions Sent to Colorado’s Phantom ZIPs
A website to track spending from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) shows that Colorado has received millions in funding or grants in zip codes that are erroneous or don’t belong in Colorado.
Recovery.gov provides a breakout of all Colorado spending by zip code.
For example, the breakout shows that zip code 87420 has received
$5,267,621 in [...]
Financial Disclosure Map: Colorado
By state law, all members of the Colorado General Assembly are required to file financial disclosure forms with the Secretary of State. Yet while these disclosures are open to the public, they cannot be accessed via the Secretary of State’s website.
As a public service, the Independence Institute has created an interactive [...]
Strange Deposits Raise Questions about Inaugural Funds
A check for $30,000 written by Greg Kolomitz to repay the “Ritter Inaugural Fund” was not immediately deposited into that account, but rather was turned into a cashiers check by Stephanie Villafuerte.
Villafuerte is currently deputy chief of staff for the Governor, and is also nominated by President Obama to become the next Federal attorney for [...]
Colorado
The stimulus package has pumped $14 million into 10 Colorado congressional districts that do not exist, according to Recovery.gov.
It appears that the labels for the districts, including 00 and 64, were chosen at random. It is not clear what geographic entities, if any, the districts refer to in the state. While the districts may be [...]
State Watchdog: Colorado Gov. Ignoring Ethics Guidelines
A government watchdog in Colorado has raised speculation that Gov. Bill Ritter has failed to follow state ethics guidelines pertaining to conflicts of interest. According to an Independence Institute report:
Governor Ritter‘s office has only one “conflict of interest” report on file for the fifteen members of his cabinet, despite an executive order that requires [...]
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