Click through and read the whole column from Ed Quillen writing for the The Denver Post. Here’s an excerpt: McInnis blamed his researcher, retired water engineer Rolly Fischer of Glenwood Springs, and even faxed a confessional letter for Fischer to sign, which Fischer didn’t. Now the state Attorney Regulation Council has decided McInnis can keep … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Ed Quillen tries to piece together the facts around the state Attorney Regulation Council’s ruling about Scott McInnis’ plagiarized articles

Last summer Scott McInnis’s campaign imploded from the news that some of the work he had done for the Hasan Family Foundation was plagiarized. Journalist Jason Salzman (Bigmedia.org) stayed with his investigation into the candidate’s writings and the rest is Colorado political history. It’s too late for Mr. McInnis to challenge Governor Hickenlooper but he … Continue reading 2010 Colorado Elections: The state Attorney Regulation and Disciplinary Council finds the Scott McInnis’ water articles plagiarism was not an ethics violation

From The Pueblo Chieftain (Patrick Malone): So when Hasan is asked whether the $300,000 his foundation paid McInnis soon after McInnis left Congress was a way of influencing a powerful man, Hasan redefines where the power really rests. “I didn’t need Scott’s influence,” Hasan said. “Scott has come to me multiple times. I don’t think … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Scott McInnis and the Hasan Family Foundation agree to terms for repayment of $300,000 for water articles

From The Pueblo Chieftain (Patrick Malone): A spokesman for the Hasan family said Friday that lawyers for McInnis and the foundation are corresponding, and the foundation has not ruled out possible legal action against McInnis. “There absolutely is a demand coming from the foundation lawyer and the foundation itself,” said Drew Dougherty, a spokesman for … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: The Hasan Family Foundation is serious about collecting the $300,000 from Scott McInnis

Here’s a background piece about the relationship between the Hasan Family Foundation and Scott McInnis from the Associated Press (Steven K. Paulson) via The Durango Herald. From the article: Hasan says he was expecting Scott McInnis to work full-time for two years writing and lecturing on solutions for Colorado’s protracted drought, but McInnis delivered only … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Scott McInnis and the Hasan Family Foundation background

Update: From the Valley Courier (Ruth Heide): During his [McInnis] previous tenure in public service he sat on natural resource committees at both the state and national levels, he said… He criticized state legislative measures that took money away from the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Branding Board. He said those funds should be used … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Scott McInnis makes a stop in the San Luis Valley

From The Pueblo Chieftain (Patrick Malone): McInnis said he intends to repay the foundation [$300,000]. The demand followed an internal foundation review of articles submitted by McInnis that contained plagiarized material. A written statement released by the board Friday said McInnis’ output for the foundation “was only a fraction of the work he was obligated … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: The Hasan Family Foundation wants Scott McInnis to reimburse the dough he was paid for his fellowship

From The State Column: “We haven’t got a chance under the present circumstances,” Mr. Tancredo said, in reference to allegations of plagiarism plaguing the McInnis campaign. “This is a huge disaster for the Republican party unless we can get a candidate in there to make this all work.” Mr. Tancredo, a conservative who ran as … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Tom Tancredo jumps off the Scott McInnis ship

Here’s a background piece about Scott McInnis from Joe Hanel writing for The Durango Herald. From the article: McInnis is a partner at Hogan Lovells, a law and lobbying firm – formerly known as Hogan & Hartson – where [Bill Ritter] worked before he became governor. As part of his work for the firm, McInnis … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Scott McInnis background

Bump and Update: Here’s McInnis’ side from email from the campaign: In 2005, I accepted a water fellowship with the non-profit Hasan Family Foundation. Part of this fellowship entailed compiling a series of articles designed to promote public understanding of historical water issues in Colorado. In order to complete this project, I retained a renowned … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Did Scott McInnis plagiarize some of his writings on water?

A few weeks back there was a bit of controversy over the availability of a series of articles about water that Scott McInnis was paid $300,000 to write by the Hasan Family Foundation. When they became available I read through them, sending my comments to Jason Salzman at BigMedia.org. I gave McInnis the benefit of … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: Did Scott McInnis plagiarize some of his writings on water?

Here’s a long background piece about Scott McInnis from Karen Crummy writing for The Denver Post. From the article: McInnis, chairman of the House subcommittee on forests and forest health, also brokered a compromise with Grand County commissioners that allowed “historic uses” such as motorized vehicles, mountain bikes and limited logging on the west side … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections: McInnis profile

Update: From The Denver Post (Karen Crummy): Do I look like I’m going anywhere? These boots are made for walking, and I’m ready to fight,” [McInnis] said to The Post, looking down at his brown cowboy boots. He also addressed again the controversy surrounding articles he submitted to the Hasan Foundation as original works but … Continue reading 2010 Colorado Elections: ‘Musings on Water’ – gate update

 There has been a bit of controversy around Scott McInnis’ fellowship with the Hassan Family Foundation and the series of articles on land use and water that he contracted with the foundation to write. He made reference to the series on a recent radio program but no one had copies of the articles to … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections

 The three gubernatorial hopefuls were in Pueblo yesterday, according to a report from Peter Roper writing for The Pueblo Chieftain. From the article: One of them will be elected governor in November, which is why Republicans Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, along with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper came to Pueblo on Tuesday to woo … Continue reading 2010 Colorado elections

 From the Ag Journal: [Gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis] underscored his commitment to vital water projects – most notably the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) – that will not only provide much-needed water storage for the northern tier of Colorado, but will be a tool in preserving agricultural land. More 2010 Colorado Elections coverage here.