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Bennet Agrees To Settlement Over Improper Campaign Spending On Travel
Colorado Politics, Approved, State

Bennet Agrees To Settlement Over Improper Campaign Spending On Travel

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial campaign has agreed to pay a $7,433 fine for using his Senate campaign account to pay for gubernatorial campaign travel expenses. The July 31 settlement includes an admission by Bennet and his campaign that they violated state campaign finance laws. The settlement is tied to multiple complaints filed last year. The complaints said Bennet traveled for his gubernatorial campaign in 2025, paying for it with funds from his U.S. Senate campaign account. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT COLORADO POLITICS
Bingo Boom or Accounting Bust? Colorado Nonprofits Face Scrutiny
denvergazette.com, Approved, State

Bingo Boom or Accounting Bust? Colorado Nonprofits Face Scrutiny

By David Migoya | The Denver Gazette Editor’s note: This is the last in a three-part series examing Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Colorado nonprofits that rely on charitable gaming to raise funds – most through bingo nights – are required to file regular financial reports with state regulators that track how much money comes in, how much goes out and where the dollars are dispersed.  Although nearly all of the more than 600 organizations licensed for charitable gaming in Colorado are tax-exempt groups recognized by the IRS, not all of them have given the federal government the same complete picture of their bingo finances that they’ve given the state, tax records show.  A three-month Denver Gazette investigation into Colorado’s charitable gaming ...