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‘My constituents do not want Big Brother’: Sen. Amabile’s bill would limit police use of Flock cameras

State Sen. Judy Amabile of Boulder has introduced legislation aimed at restricting how police and other government agencies access and share people’s historical location data, which is currently possible through technologies such as automatic license plate readers, including Flock cameras ...

‘We weren’t hearing new ideas’: DougCo Commissioner explains decision to end general public comment

When Denver7 asked if hearing some off-topic comments is part of the job of local government, Teal said it just became too unproductive ...

CSU faculty group calls foul on chancellor search

A faculty organization at Colorado State University is accusing the CSU system Board of Governors of carrying out a “closed door” search to replace outgoing chancellor, Tony Frank, a search that it says lacks transparency, bypasses faculty, and allows Frank to effectively choose his own successor ...

Plaindealer seeks public access to file that’s be been sealed for nine months

A district court judge will decide whether to unseal records in a civil lawsuit that was filed nine months ago against the former Ouray police chief and has proceeded in secret ...

Turner: Sunshine Law compliance builds public trust, and violations tarnish it

It must be that time of year again. Sunshine Week — the annual reminder of why open government matters — isn’t officially on the calendar until March, but sometimes the reminder needs to be made a wee bit early ...

Davis: 27% of Colorado lawmakers are currently breaking the law

Despite the increased ease in accessing the reports, though, one old problem remains unaddressed: many lawmakers simply do not file them ...

Colorado justices find portion of anti-SLAPP law unconstitutional

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that a 2019 law designed to protect the exercise of First Amendment rights conflicts with the state constitution in certain scenarios involving appeals from county courts ...

Two Denver suburbs eye new oversight of their police departments

Two Front Range cities are eyeing more oversight for their police departments ...

Carman: Sanitizing history betrays the courageous survivors of American brutality and racism

There is something beautiful about the naked truth, and such ugliness in the effort to deny it ...

Perry: Regardless of views of journalist Don Lemon, Trump regime’s illegal attack was weaponized fear

Protesters disrupting an open church meeting raises lots of legal questions. Covering it live as a reporter, whether you’re Rachel Maddow, Walter Cronkite, Don Bongino or Don Lemon, does not ...