While the state Legislature’s House Ethics Committee continues to investigate allegations that Centennial Republican Rep. David Balmer and a lobbyist a little too exuberantly pressed for votes to ensure Balmer’s ascension to Colorado House minority leader, an ethics watchdog has posted the complaint dossiers online for all to see.

Colorado Ethics Watch’s treasure trove of nearly 200 pages of documents offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes view of what is all too often dismissed as politics as usual.