Opinion: Court livestreams offer information, transparency
Livestreams offer newsrooms easier and better access to follow, observe and report on the cases that are meaningful to those communities, and to track trends. They also help small newsrooms that cover large areas that include multiple courthouses have better coverage, ...
Who’s watching Colorado’s metro districts? Audit flags debt, fees and oversight concerns
The newly-released audit found Colorado needs to improve oversight, accountability and transparency involving the metro districts that help finance and operate public services in communities across the state ...
Dark-money donors are spending big to change Colorado elections — and it’s unclear if any live here
It’s also not clear if any of the donors have ever cast a ballot in the state, or if any even live here. Indeed, none of the groups that are funneling the donors’ cash into the state are based in Colorado ...
Auditor accuses mayor’s office of withholding records
Denver's auditor says Mayor Mike Johnston's administration is blocking his review of how City Hall builds its budget ...
Colorado’s federal court announces cell phone lockup pilot
Colorado’s federal trial court is seeking public comment on a proposed program that would require certain visitors to lock up their cell phones inside its courthouses ...
Pueblo D70 could owe more than $78,000 after open meetings violations
Pueblo County School District 70 could be ordered to pay more than $78,000 in attorney fees and court costs after a Pueblo judge ruled against the district's board of education in a lawsuit alleging multiple violations of Colorado Open Meetings Law ...
Millions in untraceable conservative money is flooding into Colorado to oppose tax-related ballot measures
Millions of dollars in untraceable money from conservative groups has flowed into Colorado in recent weeks to oppose a pair of liberal ballot measures that would change the tax code to raise billions of dollars in state revenue, primarily for things like education and healthcare. ...
Hunting groups sue Colorado Parks and Wildlife for adopting new furbearer limits without public comment
Safari Club International and the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation allege the commission’s last-minute decision to slash furbearer harvest limits failed to provide sufficient public notice or opportunity for comment ...
Boulder Valley school closure plan in limbo as judge weighs open meetings lawsuit
A Boulder County judge has put plans to close four Boulder Valley elementary schools on hold while she considers a lawsuit alleging that district officials violated Colorado’s Open Meetings Law ...
Deepfake ad of Colorado state senator prompts first-of-its-kind court case
Kipp filed a campaign finance complaint saying the ad violates a state law that requires specific disclaimers for deepfakes unless they're satire or parody ...
