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Follow this topic by RSSAre your tax dollars being used for politicking?
A Face the State Staff Report
October 6, 2008Using public money and resources to advocate for or against a ballot issue is strictly prohibited under state law, but that doesn't appear to be stopping a growing number of state agencies and political subdivisions, who are now defending against allegations that they misused tax dollars to promote pet political causes.
6/3: Playing both sides of a lawsuit
Concerned parents and elected officials are questioning the ethics of a school administrator playing both sides of a contentious lawsuit.
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Ethical Conflict Alleged in Online School Lawsuit
A Face the State Staff Report
May 23, 2008An education official involved in a lawsuit against an online charter school and the state school board is acting with conflicted interests, say some of those impacted by the legal action.
Springs Union Chief Faces New Allegations of Fiscal Mismanagement
A Face the State Staff Report
May 25, 2007An e-mail to Colorado Springs District 11 shows that the Colorado Springs Education Association president has committed far more financial mismanagement than originally reported.
Forgery, Fraud Accused in Management of Public Monies by Teachers Union
A Face the State Staff Report
May 21, 2007Forgery, fraud, and other alleged abuses are part of a scandal surrounding a public fund administered by a local teachers union, according to an official document just released.