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"It makes one wonder why a public official made certain decisions, especially ones that benefited certain interests, when just days, months or years later they take a lucrative job lobbying for the same interests."
Craig Holman, a government affairs expert at Public Citizen, commenting on Scott McInnis' voting record, as quoted in The Denver Post, 07/25/2010.

Businessman failed to disclose ties

By Myung Oak Kim, The Rocky Mountain News,
September 23, 2008

A local businessman failed to disclose his personal ties to a top employee at the secretary of state's office when he obtained two state contracts this year worth nearly $184,000, documents obtained from that office reveal.

But agency officials decided to allow John Paulsen to keep his contracts because his services are needed for the November election, "and no other contractor can provide these services within the short time frame," agency spokesman Richard Coolidge said Monday.


 

 

For the full story, please visit http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/23/businessman-failed-to-dis...

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