Public access to funeral home inspection reports restored in Colorado House bill
A bill advancing in the Colorado legislature would restore public access to funeral home inspection reports with some limitations.
Colorado Legislature 2026
State board denies title for proposed right-to-know constitutional ballot initiative
A state board declined to set the title for a proposed fall ballot initiative that would enshrine in the Colorado Constitution “a fundamental right to know the affairs of all levels of state and local government.”
Colorado House bill aims to make sure parolee risk assessment records are open to the public
A bipartisan bill in the Colorado legislature is aimed at making sure the public regains access to records used by 9NEWS to show errors in the way the state screens the risk levels of parolees.
Third attempt at lengthening CORA response deadlines for governments dies in Senate committee
State lawmakers narrowly defeated a bill that would have given state and local government entities up to three weeks to fulfill many requests made under the Colorado Open Records Act.
Colorado bill adds municipal jails to statute requiring collection and disclosure of inmate information
A Colorado House bill would require municipal jails to maintain and make available to the public a daily record of inmates like county jails must do.
Colorado bill enhances municipal court transparency, strengthens 2023 law requiring livestreaming of all criminal court proceedings
A bill advancing in the state legislature would enhance transparency requirements for municipal courts and reinforce livestreaming mandates for all criminal courts in Colorado.
‘Tell us the truth’: Defeated bill would have required an oath — under penalty of perjury — before testifying at the Colorado Capitol
Colorado lawmakers defeated a measure that would have required people testifying before legislative committees to swear an oath to tell the truth under penalty of perjury.
Proposed ballot initiative would add ‘a fundamental right to know’ to Colorado’s constitutional bill of rights
An initiative for the fall ballot filed by the leaders of the Independence Institute and the League of Women Voters of Colorado would enshrine in the Colorado Constitution “a fundamental right to know the affairs of all levels of state and local government.”
State lawmakers try again to let governments take up to three weeks to fulfill many CORA requests; no journalist exemption in SB 26-107
State lawmakers are trying for the third straight year to give state and local government entities up to three calendar weeks to fulfill many Colorado Open Records Act requests.