State lawmakers advance bill to protect Denver Health records from ‘data miners’
Legislation that limits public access to the records of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority won the support of a committee of state lawmakers.
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Colorado ethics commission hears opposition to proposed public records rules
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission put off making a decision on proposed records access rules after hearing opposition from news media associations, citizens and the Colorado Secretary of State’s office.
DU study: Limited access to records leaves Coloradans ‘in the dark’ about police misconduct
New research makes a case for reforming Colorado’s criminal justice records statute to require the public release of files on completed internal affairs investigations concerning law enforcement officers accused of wrongdoing.
State lawmaker tries a third time to make Colorado’s judiciary subject to CORA
State Rep. Polly Lawrence is trying once again to make the administrative records of Colorado’s judicial branch subject to the Colorado Open Records Act.
Judge orders Aurora to conduct balancing test in lawsuit challenging denial of police IA records
Citing two Colorado Supreme Court decisions, a judge has ordered the Aurora Police Department to produce a written analysis of “pertinent factors” it did not weigh before rejecting an open records request for an internal affairs investigative file.
Colorado legislators endorse crime victims’ right to know the locations of out-of-state prisoners
State lawmakers advanced legislation that would require the Colorado Department of Corrections to let crime victims and prosecutors know the locations of inmates who are incarcerated out of state.
Judicial committee revives CFOIC’s proposed standard for sealing criminal court records
There is new life for CFOIC’s proposal to set a uniform statewide standard for sealing criminal court files in Colorado.
House committee kills bill aimed at stopping widespread encryption of police radio traffic
Legislation designed to stop law enforcement agencies and other governments in Colorado from encrypting all of their dispatch radio communications died in a committee of the state legislature.
Colorado ethics commission writes its own rules of access to public records
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission, which investigates allegations of ethical misconduct involving public officials, is writing its own rules of access to public records that differ in many respects from the Colorado Open Records Act.
Modernizing CORA, Ralphie’s whereabouts and ‘a shot of tequila’: CFOIC looks back at 2017
In a year that featured plenty of freedom-of-information lowlights, Colorado lawmakers in 2017 provided a welcome ray of sunshine – a helpful new tool in the never-ending quest for government transparency. Senate Bill 17-040, which modernized the Colorado Open Records Act, was one of many topics featured on CFOIC’s blog and news feed in 2017.