A bill in the Colorado legislature aimed at curbing the “abuse of CORA” no longer contains a provision for labeling certain requesters of public records as “vexatious.”
The title is set for a proposed Colorado initiative to repeal newly enacted legislation that narrows the definition of “public business” in the Colorado Open Meetings Law as it applies to the General Assembly and lets lawmakers communicate by email and text message without it being a “meeting” under the statute.
A lawsuit challenges the Boulder Police Department’s insistence that a news organization pay the city nearly $3,000 to get video of a 2023 fatal shooting of a 51-year-old woman by officers.
State lawmakers made significant adjustments to a bill that closes autopsy reports on minors, adding a deceased child’s name to the summary of information that must be released to the public following a death.
State lawmakers killed a bill that would have codified 41-year-old case law by making the legislature’s political party caucuses subject to the Colorado Open Meetings Law, but it also would have exempted all affinity caucus meetings from the law’s notice and minutes requirements.
Journalism serves as the cornerstone of a vibrant and functioning democracy, providing citizens with the information necessary to make informed decisions. The forcible removal of Ms. Fish from the assembly, under the pretext that her reporting was unfavorably viewed by the party’s chairman, stands in stark contrast to the principles of freedom of speech and the press enshrined in our Constitution.
A bill earning support in the Colorado legislature would greatly expand the number of public school employees whose evaluations are confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Colorado Open Records Act.
The draft of an annual financial report prepared by Durango city officials for later submission to the state auditor is not exempt from public disclosure under the work product provision of the Colorado Open Records Act, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided.
County coroners could publicly release an autopsy report concerning a minor’s death while in the care or custody of a government agency under a revised bill passed by the Colorado House.
State and local boards, councils and commissions would be required to livestream many of their public meetings and offer remote public testimony under a bill, endorsed by a Colorado legislative committee, that is designed to improve access to government for people with disabilities.
