Colorado clerks look to livestreaming for ballot box transparency
More Colorado counties are considering installing cameras to livestream ballot drop box activity in an effort to increase transparency and dispel voting fraud conspiracies ...
Armstrong: To raise tough-minded kids, don’t restrict what they read
I want to raise my child to be tough and independent-minded, not an ignorant melting snowflake afraid to examine the world around him. So the push to restrict children’s reading materials at school strikes me as ridiculous and contrary to good parenting ...
Colorado Springs man sues Rep. Elisabeth Epps, attorney general for blocking him on X
A Colorado Springs man is suing Rep. Elisabeth Epps, D-Denver, for blocking him on X (formerly Twitter), an act he alleges violates his First Amendment rights. ...
Aurora City Council nixes remote public comment following racist diatribe at meeting this month
The Aurora City Council has tightened its rules for public input at its meetings, doing away with the option to call in with comments two weeks after a caller delivered a racist and antisemitic tirade that was broadcast in the chamber ...
Boulder Police Department is using AI to write its crime reports, while some urge caution
Earlier this year, the Boulder Police Department began using artificial intelligence to transcribe body camera footage and generate police reports, a move officials say is saving time and improving report writing. This month, the department adopted a new AI policy. However, some community members are urging caution against the blanket deployment of these emerging technologies without proper safeguards. ...
Colorado justices cautious of letting litigants make open records requests while suing governments
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled with two competing principles: honoring public access to government records, on the one hand, while preventing litigants from deluging public bodies with open records requests at the same time they are suing them ...
Aurora City Council removes public call line from meetings after ‘racist comments’
The Aurora City Council removed the public call line from their meetings after Mayor Mike Coffman said racist comments were made during a previous meeting ...
Aurora mulls ending call-in comment as it holds virtual meeting to avoid protests
The move will enable the conservative majority council to avoid contact with civil rights activists who throughout the summer have intensely criticized some of its members and city government in general, routinely disrupting the meetings ...
Amid flurry of newspaper closures on Colorado’s Eastern Plains, Burlington sees a heroic revival
The improbable turnaround story, which injected a sliver of optimism into a flailing industry, sprung from some of Colorado rural newspapers’ darkest days ...
Colorado lawmakers consider blocking names of ranchers who ask for wolf compensation from public view
The names of ranchers who request compensation for wolves killing their livestock may be blocked from public view if a recently proposed bill is approved by the Colorado legislature next year ...
