Colorado public libraries record 25% drop in book challenges in 2025
Colorado libraries recorded a 25% decrease in challenges to their books, materials, events and exhibits in 2025 compared to the previous year ...
Colorado lawmakers advance bill to require release of recordings to families after police killings
Under the bill, an agency would need to make a “reasonable effort” to find the family of a person killed and provide them with recordings from body-worn cameras and dash cameras within three weeks of an incident. Colorado enacted requirements for increased use of body-worn cameras in 2020 ...
Colorado’s fierce two-year fight over AI regulation ends with watered-down law, little fanfare
Instead of requiring companies, governments and other groups that create and use artificial intelligence to disclose how their AI systems help make decisions on things like hiring, loans and housing, they would just have to notify consumers when the technology is being used to make such consequential decisions ...
Colorado lawmakers want more lobbying transparency from the next governor. Could Polis could stand in the way?
After nearly eight years working with Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado lawmakers are looking to reset their relationship with the governor’s office — and require future governors to be more transparent in how they exert influence over the legislative process ...
Their sons were killed in police shootings. Now, these mothers are fighting to change Colorado law.
SB26-190 requires law enforcement agencies proactively provide relevant video and audio recordings when officers kill a person to their immediate family within 21 days of the incident ...
After two years of struggle, lawmakers are poised to rewrite — and scale back — Colorado’s AI regulations
After two years of task forces, collapsed deals, attempted overhauls and an Elon Musk lawsuit, Colorado lawmakers are finally poised to rewrite — and scale back — the state’s beleaguered artificial intelligence regulations ...
Denver activist sentenced to jail time for violating Colorado’s anti-doxing policy, raises questions about First Amendment rights
The sentencing of a Denver activist convicted of doxing a police officer is sparking debate over the powers of Colorado’s law, which focuses on the act of releasing a person’s contact information or other personal details online with malicious intent ...
Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown
The Colorado Senate honored longtime Denver Post bureau chief Fred Brown with a ceremony as distinctive as the journalist himself, donning masks bearing his likeness and celebrating his five decades of shaping political reporting and ethical standards in the state ...
Appeals court denies rehearing in DougCo open meetings case
The Colorado Court of Appeals denied two petitions for rehearing in a case involving the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners’ violations of open meetings laws ...
Opinion: Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making
Strong guardrails don’t stop innovation, they build public trust in emerging technologies. Businesses and developers benefit when AI systems are transparent, fair and responsibly deployed. Clear standards can also help reduce legal and reputational risks ...
