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Democrats have once again thumbed their nose at transparency Tuesday as the House State Affairs Committee defeated a bill on a near party line vote that would have aided in the implementation of the voter-approved Amendment 54, which requires the creation of a searchable database listing the recipients of no-bid government contracts over $100,000.

To date, just five vendors have reported a combined 46 sole-source government contracts. House Bill 1165, sponsored by Rep. Kent Lambert of Colorado Springs, would have enabled funding for the database, now required under the state Constitution. All Democrats on the House State Affairs Committee except for Rep.