Denver Business Journal has filed a public-records lawsuit against Denver International Airport to reveal the members of an independent panel that recommended DIA CEO Kim Day should hire Great Hall Partners for a $1.8 billion renovation project ...
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In a pair of reports, the Denver auditor’s office found that several recommendations from previous years remained unimplemented for how the city tracks capital assets and maintains transparency over special revenue funds, primarily in one critical monitoring agency ...
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A preliminary hearing for a former Fairview High School quarterback who is accused of sexual assault will be closed to the media and general public, the judge in the case has ruled ...
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The results showed an extensive need for pro bono legal help across the country, but they also highlight clear opportunities for the Reporters Committee and others who are committed to building support for local journalism ...
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A proposed $8.5 billion merger of two of the nation's largest local television companies would gather TV stations in Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction under one corporate roof ...
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One of the named victims in Aidan Atkinson’s sex assault case has spoken out against the possibility a Boulder judge may close his preliminary hearing to the public ...
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Public records are the property of the public. At least that’s the spirit behind laws for access to government records. But Colorado’s Open Records Act doesn’t cover the judicial branch ...
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Last December, 9News reporter Jeremy Jojola told Westword about ugly threats he'd received over stories about local neo-Nazis. Now, Jojola has filed temporary protection orders against three individuals affiliated with such groups after they showed up at his home in the wake of him reporting about one of them ...
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Many Colorado communities are less informed about local law enforcement — the component of government that often warrants the most scrutiny — because a parade of police agencies in the last couple of years has encrypted radio communications ...
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A Colorado bill aimed at keeping police and firefighter radio traffic open to the public is being opposed by Boulder, one of several pieces of state legislation being actively monitored by city lobbyists ...
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