Is Governor Owens breaking the law?
| By Alan Franklin - Aug 3rd, 2006 at 4:14 pm EDT |
| Also listed in: Broom Brigade |
Just sent to 30,000 Coloradoans:
Today's Rocky Mountain News reported that Governor Owens received a series of Colorado Open Records Act requests to disclose whether his administration has awarded contracts to donors of the Trailhead Group. Trailhead is a 527 political committee, formed by the Governor, that has raised over $1.8 Million to mount right-wing attacks on progressive candidates for state office.
The Governor's office has refused to disclose whether his administration provided state contracts to Trailhead donors such as Saunders Construction, a higher education building contractor (CEO Richard Saunders gave Trailhead $25,000), or Haselden Construction (correctional construction company which gave Trailhead $100,000).
Click on the petition below to call on Governor Owens to comply with the law and disclose whether his administration has awarded state contracts to Trailhead donors:
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Incredibly, a lawyer for the Trailhead Group warned yesterday that there would be "retaliatory measures" against Democratic leaders if the open records requests on Owens' office continue. This raises an additional disturbing question: how are the Trailhead Group lawyers receiving Colorado Open Records Act requests that are being sent to the Governor's Office?
With your help we will get to the bottom of whether a private political operation is currently being run out of the Colorado Governor's office -- an office that is being paid for by your tax-dollars.
If you're interested in joining our new citizens group to help us file open record requests to ensure openness in at the highest levels of our government click here:
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Thank you for holding Owens accountable and ensuring more open and ethical government.
Today's Rocky Mountain News reported that Governor Owens received a series of Colorado Open Records Act requests to disclose whether his administration has awarded contracts to donors of the Trailhead Group. Trailhead is a 527 political committee, formed by the Governor, that has raised over $1.8 Million to mount right-wing attacks on progressive candidates for state office.
The Governor's office has refused to disclose whether his administration provided state contracts to Trailhead donors such as Saunders Construction, a higher education building contractor (CEO Richard Saunders gave Trailhead $25,000), or Haselden Construction (correctional construction company which gave Trailhead $100,000).
Click on the petition below to call on Governor Owens to comply with the law and disclose whether his administration has awarded state contracts to Trailhead donors:
Link
Incredibly, a lawyer for the Trailhead Group warned yesterday that there would be "retaliatory measures" against Democratic leaders if the open records requests on Owens' office continue. This raises an additional disturbing question: how are the Trailhead Group lawyers receiving Colorado Open Records Act requests that are being sent to the Governor's Office?
With your help we will get to the bottom of whether a private political operation is currently being run out of the Colorado Governor's office -- an office that is being paid for by your tax-dollars.
If you're interested in joining our new citizens group to help us file open record requests to ensure openness in at the highest levels of our government click here:
Link
Thank you for holding Owens accountable and ensuring more open and ethical government.
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'Twas ever thus.
I was recently told that Governor Owens is part owner of a company called JPay. If you're not familiar with JPay, they are an online service that charges a fee to send money to inmates in Colorado (and other states). In fact, JPay is the ONLY way to send money to inmates in Fremont and a lot of other prisons in Colorado.
The fee is a lot more than buying a money order, like you could do in the past.
They also charge to send an electronic letter to an inmate there and lie about how long it will take to get to the prisoner.
I e-mailed JPay and Governor Owens' office quite a while ago to find out if this information is true, and neither place responded to my question.
I obviously cannot confirm if this information is true or not, since neither place seems to want to answer.
Boy what a conflict of interest if it's true. Governor Owens is making a bundle off of Colorado's inmates!