Xcel releases previously confidential information about broken coal plant, Comanche 3
Xcel reversed course and released the information after discussions with the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA), which advocates on behalf of utility customers ...
Effort to bridge divide between moderate, liberal Democrats in the Colorado legislature falls apart
The new bill — Senate Bill 168, brought by only Weissman and Zokaie — would require the same transparency measures as Senate Bill 108 with slight tweaks, like more narrowly targeting caucuses formed by lawmakers and changing reporting timelines ...
Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Troy A. Nunley waited until a temporary restraining order was about to expire before announcing he has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Nexstar Media Group-Tegna merger from moving forward. ...
Colorado Springs moves to dissolve its police oversight commission
Many community members who support a police-accountability force also supported the commission’s dissolution. At a city council meeting, LETAC participants said that they had no authority over the Colorado Springs Police Department and their input was often ignored ...
Colorado justices weigh constitutionality of unique disclosure requirement for ballot measures
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a unique feature of the state’s campaign finance system categorically violates the First Amendment by requiring the disclosure of a ballot measure committee’s legal representative on advertisements ...
The future of 9News is up in the air, but younger viewers may have already moved on from TV news
Local TV news has been a bright spot in terms of trust, though. In fact, 74% of Americans said they had “a lot of” or “some” trust in local news organizations, with 85% saying their local news outlets were at least somewhat important to their community, Pew reported ...
Douglas County seeks state Supreme Court review in open meeting case
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners intends to petition the Colorado Supreme Court to review a recent court decision that found the board had violated the Colorado Open Meeting Law ...
Two Colorado lawmakers face open-records lawsuit as rift over Vail retreat expands
A Denver progressive activist is suing two Democratic state lawmakers and the invite-only caucus they lead, alleging they violated the Colorado Open Records Act ...
Federal Judge extends temporary restraining order slowing Tegna-Nexstar merger another week
A federal judge in California extended a temporary restraining order that keeps Nexstar Media group separate from Tegna Inc. for another week, as he weighs a possible injunction that would keep the two companies apart while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds ...
New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions
The Colorado Supreme Court recently determined the state’s private judges — retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that rarely get public scrutiny — can now make political contributions freely and without reserve, overruling a prohibition that had been in place for decades ...
