Tag: open government
Why these Colorado journalists wear masks, and other local media news...
To mask or not to mask. For some Coloradans in the news business, that's not even a question.
From a recent news-behind-the-news item produced by Denver...
Why not try to move the defunct Newseum’s exhibits to the...
So, I have a kind of half-baked idea, and I'd love your take on it.
If you've never been to the Union Printers Home...
Colorado lawmakers sided with police over media about keeping radio chatter secret...
In a state capitol where Democrats control the House, Senate, and governorship, lawmakers sided with law enforcement agencies on efforts to keep some police...
A judge awarded five Colorado news outlets $30,000 in attorney fees...
Looks like taxpayers in conservative El Paso County could see their local government fork over $30,000 in money to five news outlets after a...
Lawmakers — again — consider subjecting Colorado’s judicial branch to open...
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...
Willfully violating Colorado’s Open Record Act will no longer be a...
It’s been on the books since the state legislature adopted the Colorado Open Records Act nearly a half-century ago: Anyone who “willfully and knowingly” violates the...
New law in Colorado: You have to ‘cool-off’ before suing for...
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...
Leslie Weise: Winner of The Colorado Independent’s 2017 Whistleblower Award
First Leslie Weise blew the whistle. And then she faced jail time.
It all started two years ago with what seemed like a simple...
Could more transparency come to Colorado this year?
Colorado's Open Records Act is an old law with some outdated provisions in it.
Last year, state legislation failed that would help align the law...
Colorado’s High Court won’t hear teachers’ union appeal in sick-leave open...
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a state appeals court decision holding that sick-leave records are not part of a public...