Salzman: Amid mass skepticism of government, it’s the wrong time for a video blackout at the Colorado Capitol
The last thing our ruling Democrats want to do amid mass skepticism of our government leaders is shut off the cameras that have been allowing us to watch key proceedings at the state legislature for the past five months ...
Trump administration sues Colorado for sensitive voter data
The Department of Justice is suing Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold for personal information about Colorado's 4,000,000 registered voters ...
Colorado school district reinstates substitute teacher suspended over Charlie Kirk post
Pueblo County School District 70 has reinstated a substitute teacher after suspending him indefinitely in September over a Facebook post he made about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk ...
Paywalls on public records: Aguilar’s CORA fees and what they mean for taxpayers
When the Town of Aguilar agreed to pay former clerk Tyra Avila $20,000 in a settlement last summer, the public had no idea. That changed this week—after the World Journal paid nearly $90 to obtain the documents taxpayers already own ...
Weiser and Mabry: The creative way Colorado can work around Citizens United to keep big money’s corporate influence out of politics
Colorado should join Montana and advance a similar concept to change Colorado law. And it can be done by a bill from the legislature–amending our laws to make it explicit that corporations are not human beings, and, therefore, do not possess the rights of human beings ...
Summit School District closed-door meeting posted publicly didn’t adhere to open meetings laws, experts say
Freedom of information experts who reviewed Summit School District’s Nov. 19 executive session that was accidentally posted online say parts of it fell out of compliance with Colorado Open Meetings law. ...
Federal judge rejects DPS’ attempt to obtain 9News sourcing documents in First Amendment case
A federal judge rejected Denver Public Schools’ attempt on Monday to obtain documents from 9News related to its interview with a former principal who alleges his termination amounted to a constitutional violation ...
Federal judge declines to order Denver to let police critic apply for review board
A federal judge declined to order that Denver permit a longtime police critic to apply to join the board tasked with reviewing officers’ use of force ...
Editorial: We need to set the record straight
The Estes Valley Voice firmly believes that one of the responsibilities of journalists is to scrutinize how public dollars are spent and demand public accountability and transparency. We have problems with this arrangement ...
Kersey’s town council updates speed camera law without much notice to public
But an expert on Colorado’s open meetings law questions whether the council gave the public enough notice that the law would change and whether the council deliberated and created that policy during an hour-long executive session, which would be prohibited by the law ...
