Durango City Council quietly meets with La Plata County commissioners
Durango city councilors quietly met with La Plata County commissioners for a “meet-and-greet” – with no staff present – at the DoubleTree Hotel earlier this month, against the advisement of city staff ...
Colorado Department of Corrections committed to body camera implementation after shelving previous system
A CBS Colorado investigation uncovered internal documents showing a plan to have the cameras fully implemented by 2023 was delayed because of software compatibility issues and policy approval. A parole officer talked about it anonymously in January ...
Denver Post owner asks judge to toss lawsuit from man prosecuted following news coverage
Claiming the statute of limitations has long run out, the owner of the Denver Post asked a Boulder judge to toss a consumer protection lawsuit filed by a man who has long disputed the paper’s 2017 reporting on him ...
Colorado Supreme Court wary of releasing Aurora council recording despite improper closed-door discussion
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared hesitant to release a recording of an Aurora City Council closed-door session, even though the state's second-highest court found — and the city admitted — its notice to the public failed to comply with the open meetings law ...
A Colorado boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. Grand County tried to make the suspicious case disappear.
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office declined to provide case investigation documents to The Post, including the body-camera video from the park, saying that disclosure of the records would be “contrary to the public’s interest.” ...
Denver leaders will retreat to Lookout Mountain mansion, drawing criticism about transparency
While the meeting is open to the public by state law, the Boettcher Mansion is not accessible by public transportation. It is more than 18 miles from the City and County Building ...
National Trust for Local News announces partnership with Times Media Group
The National Trust will transfer ownership of 21 local publications concentrated in metro Denver to Times Media Group (TMG), a community news publisher based in Tempe, Arizona, whose owner has personal roots in Colorado ...
Town of Westcliffe settles Open Meeting Law violation lawsuit
After the executive session, the board voted to agree to the settlement, which was the release of the executive session recordings for the meetings on December 12 and March 12. In addition, the town insurance provider would pay $6,000 to Hedberg’s attorney for fees incurred ...
Aurora again tightens public comment rules at City Council meetings as protests of police conduct continue
The council voted 6-4 on May 5 to limit speakers at the lectern to one at a time, with exceptions for children, those needing interpretive help and people with physical disabilities. A second — and more legally dubious — proposal to forbid photography or the recording of videos in an area close to the dais was withdrawn at the last moment ...
Colorado Municipal League, sheriff’s group back Boulder in body camera fee lawsuit
The Colorado Municipal League, which represents nearly every city and town in the state, has joined the City of Boulder in fighting a lawsuit that seeks to compel the city to release police body camera footage of alleged officer misconduct at no cost ...