EPH Board disagrees on need for executive session
A meeting anticipated to last just one hour stretched to two as Estes Park Health Board members spent the first 22 minutes haggling over whether topics on their agenda constituted legitimate reasons for entering yet another executive session ...
Boulder limits Police Oversight Panel’s access to misconduct cases, prompting backlash
City officials have decided that Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel will no longer review certain internal investigations into complaints of officer misconduct, citing limited resources and a desire to focus more time on the most serious allegations ...
Editorial: $3M for ignoring 1st Amendment
Sit with that for a minute: The authorities barged into a newspaper and turned the place upside down because a reporter was doing her job ...
Adams County to pay $80,000 settlement in First Amendment case after deputy arrested man for videoing traffic stop
An Adams County sheriff’s deputy wrongfully arrested a man last year for recording the deputy during a traffic stop and gathering information for a complaint about the deputy’s driving, according to Denver attorneys. Now, the county has agreed to settle for $80,000 ...
Colorado police are already using AI — but experts say the tech still has red flags
But it’s a powerful tool, just the same. Officers are using AI to turn body-camera recordings of their interactions with the public into official reports, scan people’s faces and track license plates ...
Protesters accuse Colorado Springs school board of book-banning policies
More than 70 people protested outside of the Nov. 5 school board meeting for Colorado Springs District 11. Protesters cited concerns about two policies that they described as forms of book banning ...
Adams County pays man $80,000 after he was arrested while recording deputy, complaining about his speeding
Officer body camera footage captures the moment an Adams County deputy decided to arrest a man for recording him and complaining about his speeding. The footage also captures a supervisor apologizing for the arrest ...
Louisville works to clear backlog of City Council records after staffing challenges
After months of staffing challenges amid vacancies in the city clerk’s office, Louisville is making progress catching up on a monthslong backlog of City Council meeting records ...
Gaines: The beginners guide to becoming a Colorado citizen journalist
I’d recommend you start small. Give a little bit of your time. Maybe that looks like reading the public notices or going to the city council meeting and sharing the important information via social media with others in your community ...
Creator of “Do Better Denver” social media account gives her first in-person interview
She is a polarizing and powerful voice in the city and, given how increasingly influential she's become, CBS Colorado felt it was important to hear from her directly, so we agreed to maintain her anonymity ...
