A $25.4 million CORA request
The bill from the Pikes Peak Library District in El Paso County wasn’t $25,000. It was $25 million. More precisely, it was $25,377,971.43.
Public Records Laws
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.
Who requests public records in Colorado and what do they want to know?
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition examined more than 12,000 CORA requests made last year to the governor, treasurer, attorney general, secretary of state and legislature, along with selected other state agencies, county clerks, school districts and cities.
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.
Legislature passes bill to shield names of ranchers, others compensated for damage caused by wildlife
A bill that shields the identities of people who seek and get state compensation for property damage caused by wildlife is headed to the desk of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.
Judge says Colorado public defender’s response to inmate’s records request was ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ orders $13,650 penalty
A judge has ordered the Colorado Office of the State Public Defender to pay a prison inmate a $25-a-day penalty, totaling $13,650, for its “arbitrary and capricious” denial of his request for a policy document.
RTD board member proposes waiving some records fees for journalists
The Regional Transportation District is considering capping fees for public records requests from the news media.
Bill to extend CORA response deadlines advances in Colorado Senate
A bill that extends Colorado Open Records Act response times for public and commercial requesters won the support of a state Senate 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.
Judges in Denver and El Paso County order disclosure of data centers’ water consumption records
Court rulings in Denver and El Paso County rejected arguments from public utilities that water usage records for large data processing centers are confidential under the Colorado Open Records Act.