Colorado school board involved in ‘public Christian school’ drama violated open meetings law, judge rules
A Colorado school board violated the state’s open meetings law by concealing the true nature of a “public Christian school” the board allowed to open last year, a state judge ruled ...
Colorado whistleblower’s suit against state judicial system falls flat
Citing sovereign and qualified immunity, a federal judge dismissed a complaint against the Colorado government and judicial officials accused by a watchdog of coordinated efforts to cover up a 2019 bribery scheme ...
Editorial: ICE body cam mandate doesn’t ensure legal policing without public access to video
Congress needs to act here, and now, making clear that withholding immigration-officer body-cam video is illegal and antithetical to open and transparent government ...
Durango School District PIO knows when to feed cats – ’er reporters
The presentation provides an unusually candid view into how public agency spokespeople approach their role, a role that shapes much of the information the public receives from local governments, public school districts, and state and federal agencies ...
Aurora college denies restricting speech amid controversy over student news site
A national organization aimed at protecting free speech is denouncing the Community College of Aurora for issuing “unconstitutional demands” of student journalists, including prohibiting them from conducting interviews and publishing stories. ...
Aurora Community College student journalist accuses college of ‘unconstitutional gag order’
An Aurora Community College student is accusing the college of putting an “unconstitutional gag order” on his student-run publication, saying the college banned it from publishing until students jumped through “countless bureaucratic hoops.” ...
Inside the closed-door meeting where metro Denver’s mayors swap ideas and solve problems
Every other month, dozens of mayors from across the Denver metro area gather around a U-shaped table inside an unassuming office building. The meeting isn't open to the public. Most residents don't even know it exists ...
Editorial: Grand jury indictment against APD officer reflects larger transparency problem
The Aurora police department’s greatest impediment to restoring badly needed public trust is a consistent and pervasive lack of transparency and candor as officers carry out duties, and too often become the center of some crisis ...
US District judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado over voter rolls
Denver-based U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer said that the Department of Justice failed to provide a sufficient reason for obtaining unredacted voter information and that the federal government is not entitled to the data under federal law ...
Transparency vs. privacy: Wheat Ridge Police Department excessive force case highlights conflicting laws
The fight for that footage exposed a tension between Colorado laws as well — one that protects the privacy of individuals involved in certain situations, and another that demands transparency from law enforcement agencies ...
