‘No Secret Police’ group gathers enough signatures to advance anti-mask initiative
Durango’s No Secret Police committee has gathered enough signatures to send a proposed ordinance banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks to City Council ...
10th Circuit upholds dismissal of ex-Teller County fire chief’s First Amendment lawsuit
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday that the former chief of the Florissant Fire Protection District could not prevail on the claim that his 2023 firing was retaliation for his First Amendment-protected activity ...
Cherry Creek spent $65K on investigation, but invoices remain secret, records show
After previously refusing to disclose the cost associated with the investigation into the former superintendent and his wife, the former human resources chief, Cherry Creek School District officials partially released records showing the cost to taxpayers: $65,054.85 ...
Colorado governor fires clemency board members who publicly disclosed voting twice against Tina Peters’ release
Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of Colorado’s Executive Clemency Advisory Board after the pair publicly revealed that the board had twice rejected former county clerk Tina Peters’ requests for a shortened sentence ...
Cherry Creek school board executive sessions raise open meetings questions
A key executive session preceding a former superintendent’s abrupt January resignation is raising questions about how Cherry Creek School District conducts its closed-door meetings under the Colorado Open Meetings Law ...
Aurora establishes oversight office to monitor policing practices in a city with a troubling track record
Aurora will stand up an oversight office to monitor critical operations within its police department and other public safety agencies after years of controversial and heavily criticized policing practices in Colorado’s third-largest city ...
Boulder asks Colorado Supreme Court to review ruling on police body camera fees
The City of Boulder is petitioning the Colorado Supreme Court to review a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling that found the city cannot charge fees for body camera footage related to a complaint of officer misconduct under a 2020 police accountability law ...
Officials from two counties discuss fate of animal shelter in secret
The meeting did not involve a quorum of public officials and therefore cannot be considered a public meeting. Clear Creek County Public Information Officer Megan Hiler-Wilson made it clear in a text message exchange with the Courant that neither the public nor reporters were welcome ...
Defendants acquitted by insanity are eligible for records-sealing, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified that defendants who are found not guilty by reason of insanity are eligible to have their criminal records sealed from public view ...
Colorado Attorney General ducks behind the law to avoid releasing data on his lawsuits
His office publishes a partial list of cases but otherwise keeps the full list behind a $331 paywall. While the partial list highlights "the total amount of federal funds successfully defended" by Weiser's lawsuits, it doesn't tell taxpayers the cost of pursuing the lawsuits. It also doesn't show whether taxpayers paid outside firms to do any of the work ...
