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Concerned about creating ‘three classes of open records requests,’ Polis vetoes CORA bill  

Writing that “all legitimate requests for public transparency” under the Colorado Open Records Act “should be treated equally under the law,” Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a bill that gave government entities more time to respond to requests made by the public and businesses but kept deadlines the same for journalists.







Signing NIL legislation, Polis notes ‘unfortunate trend’ of bills ‘that ultimately impede access to official records’

Gov. Jared Polis noted an “unfortunate trend of legislative proposals that ultimately impede access to official records” when he signed House Bill 25-1041, which makes name, image and likeness contracts between public universities and student athletes confidential.