Colorado Newsline: A proposed lawsuit claims leaders of a Colorado legislative caucus violated the Colorado Open Records Act when they denied a request for records related to a Vail retreat, which is already the subject of ethics complaints.

The Colorado Opportunity Caucus is a nonprofit organization composed of moderate Democrats in the Colorado Legislature. Members of the caucus in October attended a retreat in Vail with lobbyists, which the caucus has described as an “organization and educational retreat” for its members. 

Complaints filed with the state’s Independent Ethics Commission allege legislators broke the state’s law prohibiting elected officials from receiving gifts. The complaints, submitted by pro-democracy organization Common Cause Colorado, allege the caucus accepted payment for luxury resort expenses from a pro-business dark money group, One Main Street.

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