CFOIC’s Zansberg inducted into Colorado Press Association hall of fame
Steve Zansberg, First Amendment attorney and president of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, is a new member of the Colorado Press Association’s hall of fame.
Open Meetings Laws
Should the right to know be enshrined in Colorado’s constitution?
Colorado’s constitution guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press, broadly stating that “every person shall be free to speak, write or publish whatever he will on any subject.” Should it also guarantee freedom of information?
DougCo residents plan to appeal judge’s ruling that commissioners did not violate open meetings law
Three Douglas County residents plan to appeal a judge’s order rejecting their claims that county commissioners had “run roughshod” over the Colorado Open Meetings Law by discussing public business in a series of private, unnoticed meetings.
Wrap-up: Veto of CORA bill, passage of NIL and wildlife-damage compensation measures marked 2025 Colorado legislative session
Lawmakers made another unsuccessful attempt to weaken the Colorado Open Records Act during the 2025 state legislative session.
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.
Watch: CFOIC’s Sunshine Week transparency slam
Journalists and members of the public passionately and creatively aired their grievances about open government (or the lack thereof) for the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition’s Sunshine Week transparency slam at the Denver Press Club.
Colorado House committee endorses extended CORA response deadlines, kills wide-ranging government transparency bill
A bill that extends CORA response deadlines cleared another legislative hurdle Monday while a wide-ranging Republican-sponsored government transparency measure died on a party-line vote in a House committee.
Legislators introduce wide-ranging government transparency bill affecting open meetings, CORA and criminal justice records
Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would undo open meetings law exemptions for the General Assembly enacted last year and make a host of other changes to Colorado’s government transparency statutes.
CFOIC: Colorado Supreme Court should affirm executive session announcement provision in open meetings law
CFOIC asked the state’s highest court to affirm that when a public body fails to properly announce the “particular matter” to be discussed in an executive session, the recording of that closed-door meeting becomes a public record.
Colorado legislative leaders asked to repeal 2024 open meetings law exemptions
Citizens, media representatives and nonprofit organizations asked legislative leaders to repeal Colorado Open Meetings Law changes affecting the legislature that were adopted earlier this year.