Editorial: Let Coloradans testify from afar
From The Denver Post: We are well past the moment when technology should be able to do for Coloradans who live hundreds of miles from the Capitol what they sometimes cannot do for themselves: find a way to testify on a bill. House Bill 1303, which would allow remote testimony at committee hearings, is just about a no-brainer, and its estimated $300,000 in startup costs is a negligible price to pay for providing this convenience. "With the technology we have today, why wouldn't we do this?" Rep. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, was quoted as saying in a Denver Post article ...
Transparency struggles persist at Thompson School District
Transparency still comes with a hefty price tag in Thompson School District ...
Fort Collins senator pushes fee cap for open records
From The Coloradoan (Fort Collins): The Legislature could take a final look at a bill standardizing open records request fees Monday. The law would cap research and retrieval fees at $30 per hour for public record requests under the Colorado Open Records Act. It would also leave record custodians the option to charge less. State Sen. John Kefalas, D-Fort Collins, the bill’s sponsor in the Senate, expects it to pass with bipartisan support once it comes up for a vote Monday. Versions of the bill passed in the House and the Senate previously before it went to a conference committee ...
Editorial: Secret ballot ruling raises big concerns
The Colorado General Assembly has work to do to further protect residents from decisions by elected officials made secretly in meetings, because some judges are reaching strange conclusions when interpreting the Colorado Open Meetings Law ...
Analysis of Aurora’s response to theater shooting won’t be made public for now
The city of Aurora this week could get a comprehensive outside analysis of how it responded to the Aurora theater shooting, but officials say they won't make it public for now because that could violate a gag order in the case ...
Editorial: Colorado open meetings law, over and out?
If your local city council breaks Colorado's open meetings law by conducting a secret vote to fill a vacancy, you could naturally go to court and seek to have the selection of the new council member overturned. Couldn't you? ...
Shot officers suing ATF for records in federal court
Shot officers suing ATF for records in federal court Citing the federal Freedom of Information Act, four Drug Task Force officers shot while serving warrants at the Greenland home of Cullen Mutrie have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Burea ...
Belding (MI) citizens again voice displeasure of city council, city manager
Serving as a continuation from the most recent Belding City Council meeting on March 18, residents again voiced their concerns and disappointment Tuesday evening with respect to members of the council and City Manager Meg Mullendore. The meeting fo ...
Judicial Watch sues Treasury Department for records about unlawful, unilateral delay of “employer mandate”
Judicial Watch announced today that on March 24, 2014, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury seeking agency records related to the delay of the "employer mandate" provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare"). Treasury has failed to respond to the FOIA request filed on October 28, 2013. read more ...
Air Force appears to be screwing over journos in FOIA requests
The U.S. Air Force conceivably has no idea that some journalists actually are journalists. At least when it comes to FOIA requests from news organizations such as the AP, ABC, CBS, NBC, LAT, NYT, Chicago Tribune and a ton more. MuckRock, which trac ...
