Salida responds to possible Sunshine Law violations
From The Mountain Mail (Salida): Salida city administration responded Monday to Salida attorney Jeff Auxier’s statements about possible Colorado Sunshine Law violations. Auxier, who is in an ongoing legal battle with the city, recently suggested that Salida City Council violated the open meeting law by making a decision in an executive session Nov. 5. “We don’t comment on ongoing litigation,” Salida City Administrator Dara MacDonald said. “Our insurance is handling the case and consults with us over how to handle cases.” “Council was made aware of the lawsuit on Nov. 5,” MacDonald said. “CIRSA suggested we should file a motion ...
Editorial: Poudre school district fails to recognize need to change email retention policy
From The Coloradoan (Fort Collins): The Coloradoan met with Poudre School District officials Thursday regarding the district’s willingness to share public records, which it is mandated to do under state law as a publicly funded institution. Its transparency in making emails available and its openness in communication with the community have been questioned, by the Coloradoan Editorial Board and others, in the wake of a case involving a family with a special needs student that requested emails pertaining to its son. PSD indicated Thursday it made no changes to its record and email policies as a direct result of the ...
Bell: Of open meetings and closed governments
Say what you will about Littleton resident Carol Brzeczek — just say it in public ...
Public comment policy changes at Douglas County school board meetings
The Douglas County Board of Education passed a resolution March 25 that sharply reduces time allotted for general public comment, but leaves discretion to the board president to allow more ...
Outrage as V.A. hides names of hospitals where vets died from delays
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) blocked the release of the names of hospitals where 19 veterans died because of delays in medical screenings, leading to calls for transparency from news outlets and a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill lawmakers ...
When detectives put Chris Ward in handcuffs earlier this year, he and his attorney were surprised.
In public information clashes with Charleston police, some see need to change bill already in works. Investigators had told the medical doctor's attorney that they probably didn't have enough evidence for prosecution. Ward had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a date. read more ...
Need to know vs Right to know
THE FREEDOM of Information bill recently passed the Senate on Third Reading and moved on to the House of Representatives for concurrence. This early, I want to put the bill to a test, just to know in some detail what the advocates have been giving al ...
Our government is always hiding something: Column
The Obama administration has used the Freedom of Information Act to increase rather than decrease government secrecy. In 2013, it increased use of exemptions to bar release of requested files by 22% over the previous year, according an analysis by th ...
Texas Freedom of Information group honors citizens
Robert and Maureen Decherd received the John Henry Faulk Award for Civic Virtue Friday from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. The former chairman, president and chief executive of The Dallas Morning News’ parent company, A.H. Belo ...
