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This story is a part of the ongoing Back 40 series, where High Country News reporters look at national trends and their impacts close to home.
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Two words come to mind when looking back at 2018’s government transparency highlights and lowlights in Colorado.
Judicial secrecy.
In June, the Colorado Supreme Court baffled many legal...
For the third consecutive year, a committee of lawmakers discussed whether the administrative records of the state’s judicial branch should be subject to the...
Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Thursday that requires a “cooling-off period” when open-records disputes reach the point where litigation is being considered.
With...