The Denver Post: Colorado lawmakers did the right thing for government transparency last week.

First in a vote of 43-19, representatives in the Colorado House voted to increase transparency of municipal courts, and then three lawmakers on a Senate committee voted against a bill that would have allowed local governments and state agencies to delay releasing records to the public for weeks.

Coloradans know that defending access to open records is critical to ensuring government transparency and holding elected officials accountable for their actions and decisions. House Bill 1134, which still must pass the Senate, would prohibit municipal courts that refuse to keep records of their proceedings from putting people in jail. The bill also increases transparency in municipal courts, including requiring that hearings be open to the public.

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