The Denver Post: Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bipartisan bill requiring Colorado’s future governors to be more transparent in how they seek to shape legislation, rejecting a measure that lawmakers said was inspired by Polis’ own approach to working in the Capitol.

In his veto letter Friday, the term-limited Polis argued that signing Senate Bill 147 and requiring lobbyists employed by the state to publicly disclose their positions on bills would be a “very mean thing to do to future governors, as it infringes on their ability to independently gather information and evaluate legislation.”

“Requiring a governor to take formal positions prior to final action would impede his or her independent decision making, and make it more challenging for (the) governor’s staff to do what they are often asked to do, which is provide counsel on legislation in the service of winning the governor’s ultimate support,” he wrote.

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