The Pagosa Springs Sun: We love highlighting government transparency, and there have been a few situations in particular over the last week we’d like to call attention to.

On April 17, we were pleased to see Gov. Jared Polis veto SB25-077, which proposed modifications to the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA).

We’ve been watching the act since it was introduced in January because it looked to make several changes to the state law, including some that could be harmful to Coloradans seeking information.

One set of provisions in particular was concerning to us, with those proposed changes aiming to create different timelines for governmental entities to respond to CORA requests based on who made the request — three working days for requests from a mass medium or a newsperson and five working days for others, as well as 30 days if the request is made for the direct solicitation of business for pecuniary gain.

While we appreciate that the bill would have left the three-day turnaround for public records requested by media, that’s also one area where the bill became problematic.

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