Boulder asks judge to dismiss free speech lawsuit by former NAACP Boulder County member
The City of Boulder is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Darren O’Connor, a civil rights attorney and former member of NAACP Boulder County, who alleges city officials retaliated against him for criticizing and opposing the appointment of Police Chief Steve Redfearn ...
Colorado election officials react to federal request for voter data, eye political motives
An expansive request for Colorado’s election records by the U.S. Department of Justice has leading election officials in the state wondering if the ask might be the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of a former Mesa County Clerk now incarcerated at La Vista Correctional Facility ...
Aurora lawmakers suspend in-person meetings amid Kilyn Lewis lawsuit
Aurora City Council voted to suspend in-person public comment and move all future meetings to a virtual format until the civil court case involving the fatal police shooting of Kilyn Lewis is resolved. ...
Aurora’s City Council decides to meet virtually — with no public comment — until shooting lawsuit is resolved
The Aurora City Council voted to meet virtually and to do away with public comment sessions until the suburban city resolves a lawsuit filed recently by the family of a Black man fatally shot by Aurora police ...
Colorado justices say access to Missy Woods data must be litigated in Jeffco
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that defense attorneys seeking access to withheld information about a former DNA scientist's misconduct must pursue the data in Jefferson County, where the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is located ...
Aurora mayor announces in-person city council meetings suspended until Kilyn Lewis lawsuit settled
Mayor Mike Coffman announced in-person Aurora City Council meetings are suspended until a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Kilyn Lewis is settled ...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission restructures public comment to get meetings back on track
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is changing how the public can comment at meetings to increase meeting efficiency ...
Armstrong: Government funding of news media inherently corruptive
Government funding of news media also is inherently corruptive. A primary function of news journalism is to hold elected officials and bureaucrats accountable. To the degree that journalists collect their paychecks through government transfers, those journalists have an incentive to protect those transfers and to shield the hands that feed them ...
Marshall: A rushed, secretive Home Rule power-grab in Douglas County
This was done at a hastily called special meeting with only 24-hour notice and no public input invited or allowed. Nobody I know heard any public airing of this Home Rule idea before that meeting ...
Palmer Lake mayor resigns amid controversy over alleged Signal text leaks, derogatory comments
In the lead-up to the resignation of Palmer Lake Mayor Glant Havenar, the Tri-Lakes area has been experiencing a social media firestorm over texts allegedly leaked in a Signal group chat ...
