Kafer: Information empowers voters and Initiative 234 strips away vital knowledge
Initiative 234 may seem simple but the intent of this measure isn’t so plain. Colorado law already requires ballot measures be written in understandable language accessible to the “widest possible audience.” ...
Bzdek: Colorado newsrooms ‘are holding the line’
After reading a new report on the state of Colorado journalism, and visiting with intrepid news people from all around the state at the Colorado Press Association annual conference last weekend, I’m thinking newspapers aren’t quite dead yet, either ...
Years of Colorado River talks failed to produce a deal. How much should the public see?
For the last three years, the seven states have been negotiating a new set of rules for sharing a dwindling supply of water before current ones expire in December. But the public has had little view inside the negotiating rooms ...
Complaint: Springs Utilities withheld text messages in CORA request about data center
A complaint sent to the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, which is also Colorado Springs City Council, claims senior leaders at Colorado Springs Utilities withheld text messages responsive to a Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request made in August ...
Two Colorado agencies are paying local social media influencers to help spread their message
Invoices obtained through an open records request show a Denver-area regional government agency paid a dozen local influencers a combined more than $15,000 over two campaigns this year to promote a bike-to-work initiative, and its "Way To Go" app ...
Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife chair’s decision to limit public comments sparks backlash from fellow commissioners
Public comment should not be limited solely to the commissioners’ personal convenience, May said, adding meetings should be extended as long as necessary to allow members of the public to speak ...
Dougco GOP takes down webpage that promised to doxx 20,000 residents who signed petition
The Douglas County GOP has taken down a page on its website that promised to doxx county residents who signed a ballot petition it opposed, following the Colorado Times Recorder’s reporting ...
Griswold’s GOP opponent among the victims of secretary of state data breach
Allen, who is also the Republican candidate for state Attorney General, said his was among the confidential voter names that was exposed by a mistake in Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office. Allen is the GOP candidate for attorney general, facing off against Griswold in November ...
Aurora student journalist cleared of disciplinary charges after ignoring ‘gag order’
A Community College of Aurora student who accused the college of putting an “unconstitutional gag order” on his student-run publication was cleared of disciplinary charges against him ...
PUC adds weekly comment after killing private talks
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will take public comment at the start of every commissioner’s weekly meeting beginning Sept. 9 as part of its new transparency mandate, the commission announced, expanding a slot previously limited to the second Wednesday of each month ...
