Activist wins First Amendment lawsuit, Aurora must maintain public comment sessions
Local activist Midian Shofner and the City of Aurora will settle a nearly year-long First Amendment lawsuit, which both sides say will mandate a “public invited to be heard” segment be held during city council meetings for three years. ...
Opinion: Government control of public notification undermines critical transparency
A bill before the Colorado legislature, House Bill 26-1095, would allow public notices to be satisfied solely by posting them on government websites in certain circumstances. That should not be allowed in any circumstance ...
Editorial: Exploitable loophole could take the ‘public’ out of required legal notices
Lawmakers have a chance to stand up for transparency and ensure that Colorado’s cities, counties and the ever-growing number of special districts continue to put paid legal notices in a publication that the government does not own or control ...
Bzdek: What is the state legislature trying to hide?
These public notices are an important way for governments to get the word out on new laws, public meetings, zoning and land changes, proposed budgets, property auctions and tax rate changes, not to mention election dates, polling locations and ballot initiatives ...
La Plata County commissioners acknowledge open meetings law violation
La Plata County commissioners met to address a violation of Colorado’s open meetings law related to the preparation and submission of a co-authored opinion column published earlier this month in The Durango Herald ...
Colorado reps, Douglas County board clash over public comment limit
Reps. Brandi Bradley (R, Dist. 39) and Bob Marshall (D, Dist. 43), both of whom represent the county in the Colorado General Assembly, said that the board’s recent actions to limit public comment raises “constitutional and statutory” concerns ...
Rep. Suckla’s legal notices bill triggers opposition from Colorado Press Association
A House bill aimed at changing where legal notices are published in Colorado newspapers is drawing opposition from the Colorado Press Association a day before a second committee reading ...
Bipartisan bill requiring warrants for license plate reader searches moves forward in Colorado
SB26-070 would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant to search automatic license plate reader databases if more than 72 hours have passed since the organization was alerted to a crime ...
Denver advances ban on masks for immigration agents and police with strong support
Denver City Council members advanced a proposed new law that would ban law enforcement agents from concealing their identities with face coverings. It’s a response, in large part, to the presence of masked immigration agents across the U.S ...
Loveland resident sues city, mayor over public comment dispute
Gail Randall, a resident of Loveland’s Ward 2, has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Pat McFall, alleging that her First Amendment rights were violated during a City Council meeting ...
