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Trump bill could cut $4.5 million from Colorado public media

President Donald Trump’s request for Congress to cut $9.4 billion in spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting appears to put Colorado public media at a potential loss of more than $4.5 million in annual funding ...

Zansberg: Public media lawsuit over federal subsidies explained

The lawsuit poses two basic questions: (1) Does any president have the authority, under the law, to command CPB how it is to disperse its funds, or the recipients of CPB grants how they can (and cannot) spend those monies? And (2) assuming, for argument’s sake only, that the president does have such authority, does it infringe on the First Amendment rights of those private entities if the government imposes restrictions on what programming they may broadcast based exclusively on the express (stated) grounds that the president disapproves of their speech? ...

Perry: To Aurora lawmakers and protestors — If you can’t beat ’em, stop trying

Sorry if it sucks to listen to people you don’t like or agree with, city council members, but that’s what being a public official, and especially an elected official is all about ...

Sheriff’s office defends refusal to release records

A district court judge will decide whether the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office can continue to deny a media company’s request for records related to the death of an elderly hiker in October ...

Activist sues Aurora over public comment ban after police shooting case

A prominent and regular spokesperson for a group seeking legal action against an Aurora police officer who fatally shot a Black man during his arrest last year has filed a lawsuit against the city, saying recent council actions have robbed her of rights to free speech ...

Appeals Court denies request concerning Douglas County lawsuit

The three Douglas County residents suing the Douglas County commissioners over alleged violations of open meetings law have lost their third round in court, this time at the Colorado Court of Appeals ...

Visitors to Colorado historic sites urged to report ‘negative’ information about America, per order

National parks and historic sites, including two prominent Colorado sites whose stories involve darker chapters in American history, have been directed by the Trump administration to post signs asking visitors to report historical information “negative about either past or living Americans,” triggering concerns that difficult narratives could be sanitized ...

Moffat County School District may withhold portions of ‘organizational health’ report, appeals court says

Colorado's second-highest court agreed that Moffat County School District was entitled to withhold certain portions of an "organizational health" report commissioned by its school board to investigate areas of concern ...

Jury finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed former executive at Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems

A federal jury has found that businessman Mike Lindell defamed Eric Coomer, a former employee of Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems, and is ordering him to pay roughly $2.3 million in damages ...

Are changes coming to Boulder City Council’s public comments?

Wallach suggested the city adhere to the doctrine of a Limited Public Forum, which would allow for the public to speak to the council but sets limits on what topics can be addressed ...