The Denver Post: The mayor of Thornton last month left half the city council in the dark when she went to Washington, D.C. on a taxpayer-funded trip, sparking concerns about transparency and potential violations of the state’s sunshine laws.

On Aug. 24, Mayor Jan Kulmann attended a White House event hosted by First Lady Melania Trump, celebrating a century of women’s suffrage and featuring art from a Thornton student.

But it was only when Kulmann was on her way back to Colorado that half the council found out she had spoken to four members about it, leaving the rest of them clueless.

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