The Denver Post: We warned Coloradans that changes to open meetings laws would usher in an era of closed-door secretive gatherings of lawmakers before the legislative session begins to debate legislation and get broad agreement without public scrutiny.

In February we wrote: “If this becomes law, for example, an entire committee could meet a week before the session begins to discuss a hypothetical bill they are likely to hear in the next session, hammer out the details of that bill, and not violate the open meeting laws.”

Lawmakers approved Senate Bill 157 despite our concerns.

Now, a few short months later, we have the first example of abuse.

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