Bill to extend CORA response deadlines advances in Colorado Senate
A bill that extends Colorado Open Records Act response times for public and commercial requesters won the support of a state Senate committee.
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Legislators introduce wide-ranging government transparency bill affecting open meetings, CORA and criminal justice records
Two Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would undo open meetings law exemptions for the General Assembly enacted last year and make a host of other changes to Colorado’s government transparency statutes.
Colorado legislative leaders briefly discuss video webcasting of committee meetings
Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly briefly discussed whether legislative committee meetings should be video livestreamed — with two of them expressing doubts about the idea.
Judges in Denver and El Paso County order disclosure of data centers’ water consumption records
Court rulings in Denver and El Paso County rejected arguments from public utilities that water usage records for large data processing centers are confidential under the Colorado Open Records Act.
Online public clearinghouse for pre-introduced bills gets renewed support in Colorado legislature
An online clearinghouse of pre-introduced legislative proposals — an idea that died on the General Assembly’s calendar in 2024 — gained new life when a Colorado House committee unanimously passed a measure that delays the project’s implementation until 2028.
CFOIC: Colorado Supreme Court should affirm executive session announcement provision in open meetings law
CFOIC asked the state’s highest court to affirm that when a public body fails to properly announce the “particular matter” to be discussed in an executive session, the recording of that closed-door meeting becomes a public record.
CFOIC brief: Lakewood’s appeal of body-cam footage ruling ‘an attempt to turn back the clock’ on Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act
Lakewood’s appeal of a judge’s order to disclose blurred body-worn camera footage of police shooting and killing a 17-year-old robbery suspect in 2023 “is a transparent attempt to turn back the clock” on Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act, the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and other organizations say.
Colorado legislative leaders asked to repeal 2024 open meetings law exemptions
Citizens, media representatives and nonprofit organizations asked legislative leaders to repeal Colorado Open Meetings Law changes affecting the legislature that were adopted earlier this year.
CFOIC’s 2024 year in review: a more opaque legislature, pricier public records, closed disciplinary records, child autopsies, police officer database and CORA ‘abuse’
Coloradans in 2024 lost ground in the never-ending battle for access to government information.
Rejecting news organizations’ appeal, Colorado Supreme Court keeps police officer database confidential
A ruling by the state’s highest court means that the bulk of Colorado’s licensing database of law enforcement officers will remain confidential.