Lawmakers Deny AG Office’s Budget Request Following Fracking Lawsuit

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman has filed a lawsuit against the City of Boulder to lift its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, and now state lawmakers are not allowing more funding for her office.
Coffman asked for more than $300,000 to add another prosecutor and improve cyber security.
The House of Representatives voted 44-20 on Friday to deny a budget request from the Attorney General’s Office.
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announ