You'd think forking over $15,000 in delinquent campaign finance filings would be enough to deter someone from making the same mistake again.
State Rep. Jack Pommer's bad luck with campaign finance paperwork, which prompted a big payout to the Secretary of State earlier this year, didn’t deter him from missing the latest campaign finance reporting deadline on July 15.
The debate over the property tax exemption for senior citizens has divided legislators over the past week, but one thing is clear from the dialogue. Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, still thinks "Ref C wasn't designed to fix anything."
State Rep. Jack Pommer's campaign finance woes continue to pile up. After forking over $15,000 last month to partially cover fines incurred over delinquent campaign finance filings, his latest campaign finance report is becoming a source of additional trouble.
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits with 1310 KFKA talk show host Amy Oliver. This week's topics: parents would never willingly saddle their own kids with tens of thousands in debt, but Washington ensures every American starts life with a massive liability to the government. Also, state Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, just can't get his campaign finance reporting right. Also, is he taking illegal contributions during the legislative session?
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By Andrew Ripemoff
Today we’ll recap the past week’s statehouse budget drama in a summary we’ll just call: "How to make up an $300 million budget shortfall by taxing bull semen."
Despite paying the state $15,000 for fines related to delinquent campaign finance filings just last week, Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, has since filed another late report. The latest document is raising eyebrows because it contains more than $5,000 in lobbyist contributions that may be illegal.
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I find this whole idea of raiding Pinnacol Assurance very amusing. The one quasi-governmental agency that is NOT going broke is the one going to be cleaned out.
Some would say they deserve it for having a name like "Pinnacol," which is what happens when you want to name your company "Pinnacle" but discover that some two-bit plumbing contractor in Sterling already trademarked it.
Red alert! Red alert! Someone uttered the truth at the state capitol!
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Hours after a Face the State report exposed Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, for owing close to $20,000 to the state for fines relating to delinquent campaign finance reports, he appeared in the Secretary of State's office, check in hand and ready to settle.
FTS managing editor Brad Jones visits weekly with 1310 KFKA talk show host Amy Oliver for a review of state political news.
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Code red! Sound the alarm! Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, has broken his party's unspoken rule that its members are to remain silent about what happens when you give people free government money. And no, this isn't an April Fool's Joke.
During a Joint Budget Committee presentation before the House Agriculture Committee last week, legislators were discussing the state's budgetary woes. As it often happens under the Capitol dome, conversations about the budget inevitably lead to questions about Referendum C.
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A Democrat state lawmaker justified his support for raising most Coloradans’ property taxes by claiming that his own property tax bill is too low.
A former Colorado lawmaker now serving in a top cabinet-level position for Gov. Bill Ritter is once again facing accusations that he is seeking taxpayer dollars to fund an organization he was previously paid to run.
