Thats unacceptable, and Americans for Prosperity-Colorado doesnt intend to take no for an answer. Our online petition - click here to sign - calls on all lawmakers, and on Gov. John Hickenlooper, to initiate a prompt, comprehensive, no-limits investigation of Energy Office operations, expenditures and bookkeeping practices, so Coloradans can be sure that whatevers gone wrong in the office is publicly disclosed and promptly corrected.
Fully accounting for taxpayer money isnt a partisan issue. Democrats should be as interested as Republicans are in getting a full accounting of Energy Office operations as should the governor himself. Blocking a second audit simply deepens public suspicions that something scandalous is going on.
Sue for fraud, malfeasance or whatever the law allows.
That brings the powers of discovery which gives huge power to dig into every nook and cranny.
If you have secrets, civil suit is far more to be feared than a criminal charge because of the many restrictions the courts have put on criminal prosecutors, investigators, etc.