DENVER (January 21, 2015) – This afternoon the Colorado Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology rightly allowed Colorado’s Pay Equity Commission to sunset. This action came after hours of testimony from both small and large business-owning women, who called on Senators to not allow for the renewal of the Commission. Proponents of the sunset
DENVER – Despite Gov. John Hickenlooper’s re-election tonight, Compass Colorado is still committed to holding him accountable for his many failures and shortcomings. “Hickenlooper’s victory was far from a landslide and still reflects a very unhappy electorate,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “We have spent the last four years highlighting Gov. Hickenlooper’s
DENVER – The Democrat’s fictitious war on women officially died in Colorado as Congressman Cory Gardner defeated Sen. Mark Udall tonight. “Common sense prevailed tonight as voters rejected Mark Udall’s divisive single-issue campaign in favor of the leadership and vision that Cory Gardner is offering,” said Kelly Maher, executive director of Compass Colorado. “Not only will
DENVER (October 24, 2014) - According to the ridiculous logic asserted by Betsy Markey in her desperate attack ad against Treasurer Walker Stapleton, John Hickenlooper hasn't worked a single day since his gubernatorial election. Markey disingenuously asserts that Stapleton only worked on days his keycard to the capitol building was swiped at an entrance. Compass Colorado filed a Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Compass Colorado launches petition to urge Mark Udall to agree to televised debates DENVER (September 16, 2014) - Today Compass Colorado launched an online petition to urge U.S. Senator Mark Udall to find the time for televised debates against his opponent, Congressman Cory Gardner. The petition allows Coloradans the ability to express
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Joint Budget Committee Chairwoman and U.S. Senator Mark Udall allegedly violated constitution and federal law respectively DENVER (September 9, 2014) - Late yesterday, Compass Colorado filed a campaign finance complaint against Representative Crisanta Duran, Chairwoman of Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee, and a Federal Elections Commission complaint against U.S. Senator Mark Udall;
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Investigation reveals crony-contortions behind hotel tax scheme DENVER (August 13, 2014) - An explosive investigation released by The Colorado Springs Gazette this weekend revealed yet more details of the bizarre crony-contortions behind the controversial Gaylord Hotel project in Aurora, Colorado. The project included new special tax districts called “enhanced taxing districts” created by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Kelly MaherExecutive Directorokmaher@gmail.com303-522-4188 Polis tries to save Governor’s face on fracking initiatives, fails DENVER (August 4, 2014) – Today, at a joint press conference with Governor John Hicknelooper and Congressman Jared Polis, it became apparent that Polis, lacking the support needed to pass his job-killing fracking ban in November, tried to give political cover
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Davis 970-980-5122 Bob Beauprez Wins Republican Gubernatorial Primary Republicans Unite Against Hickenlooper DENVER (June 24, 2014) – Tonight, Bob Beauprez won the 2014 Republican primary election and will challenge Gov. John Hickenlooper in November. Upon the results, Compass Colorado offers the following statement. “Tomorrow is a new day in which
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Davis 970-980-5122 Compass Files a Motion to Supplement Record in Hickenlooper Ethics Complaint Additional evidence suggests that Democratic Governors Association fundraiser may have been partisan, as Compass originally suggested DENVER (June 9, 2014)– Today, Compass Colorado’s legal team filed a motion to supplement the record in the ethics complaint it
