El Paso County releases new first-in-state voter tool to promote election transparency
The new Ballot Verifier database and software allow voters to see how each vote was counted by machines in each race for the last two years, and will be updated each year moving forward. It also shows how and when adjudicated ballots were judged ...
McAlindin: A call for transparency in Isaiah Stark’s death
What’s called for here is transparency. Only then will our community be able to restore its faith in our elected and appointed officials. Release the records, Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin. Earn back our trust and honor the memory of Isaiah Stark ...
Editorial: Grand County boy’s suspicious death would have remained a rural-Colorado secret if not for watchdogs. More transparency is needed.
Unfortunately, the review team did not release all the documents from its investigation, something they can and should do immediately in the name of transparency ...
Report: 20 oil and gas companies aren’t complying with law requiring disclosure of chemicals they use
20 oil and gas companies have failed to report the chemicals they used in drilling and fracking operations as required by a Colorado law that took effect in 2023, according to a report ...
Dougco judge sides with the County Commissioners and denies preliminary injunction request
District Court Judge Robert Lung found there were no violations of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law during the Douglas County Commissioners’ advanced planning meetings and elected officials luncheons. ...
City lawmakers tweak new restrictions on public addressing council at meetings
City lawmakers have increasingly restricted how the public addresses the city council without specifically targeting the Lewis coalition of about a dozen regular participants ...
Aurora council updates new public comment rule to ensure ADA compliance
A new rule passed by the Aurora City Council will limit the number of people who can speak to the council from the podium at a time with exceptions made for certain people, such as those with disabilities accepted under the ADA ...
Durango City Council quietly meets with La Plata County commissioners
Durango city councilors quietly met with La Plata County commissioners for a “meet-and-greet” – with no staff present – at the DoubleTree Hotel earlier this month, against the advisement of city staff ...
Colorado Department of Corrections committed to body camera implementation after shelving previous system
A CBS Colorado investigation uncovered internal documents showing a plan to have the cameras fully implemented by 2023 was delayed because of software compatibility issues and policy approval. A parole officer talked about it anonymously in January ...
Denver Post owner asks judge to toss lawsuit from man prosecuted following news coverage
Claiming the statute of limitations has long run out, the owner of the Denver Post asked a Boulder judge to toss a consumer protection lawsuit filed by a man who has long disputed the paper’s 2017 reporting on him ...
