Dark Money

A group of Democratic state lawmakers is facing an investigation by Colorado’s independent ethics commission. They’re alleged to have violated the state’s gift ban after they met and stayed at a swanky resort in Vail. It was paid for by a group that doesn’t disclose its donors. And the incident raises questions about how dark money influences state politics.

Special interest groups poured money into 16 hot political races across the country in 2018, including the one in which Democratic Rep. Jason Crow ousted…