Senators kill proposed online clearinghouse for pre-introduced Colorado legislation
Colorado senators narrowly defeated a bill to create an online clearinghouse of pre-introduced legislative proposals in between sessions of the General Assembly.
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Colorado legislative leaders discuss possible pilot program for video coverage of committee meetings
Legislative leaders again discussed providing video coverage of Colorado General Assembly committee meetings, possibly starting with a pilot program.
Concerned about creating ‘three classes of open records requests,’ Polis vetoes CORA bill
Writing that “all legitimate requests for public transparency” under the Colorado Open Records Act “should be treated equally under the law,” Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday vetoed a bill that gave government entities more time to respond to requests made by the public and businesses but kept deadlines the same for journalists.
Colorado bill expands online information about metro districts ‘in plain, nontechnical language’
A bill close to passage in the Colorado legislature requires most metropolitan districts to post online “in plain, nontechnical language” information about their debt, mill levies and how residents can serve on their boards.
Colorado court case about disclosure of police body-cam footage focuses on when an ‘incident’ begins and ends
A judge is examining how much body-worn camera footage must be provided to the public when there is an incident of alleged misconduct by law enforcement.
CFOIC asks Polis to veto bill that extends CORA response deadlines
Although some provisions in SB 25-077 would help requesters of public records in small ways, overall the bill creates additional unnecessary barriers for people seeking to gain a better understanding of state and local government activities in Colorado, which is the very purpose of CORA.
Colorado legislature passes bill letting governments take more time to process records requests — except for those made by journalists
A bill that extends Colorado Open Records Act response times for public and commercial requesters is headed to Gov. Jared Polis.
Signing NIL legislation, Polis notes ‘unfortunate trend’ of bills ‘that ultimately impede access to official records’
Gov. Jared Polis noted an “unfortunate trend of legislative proposals that ultimately impede access to official records” when he signed House Bill 25-1041, which makes name, image and likeness contracts between public universities and student athletes confidential.
Who requests public records in Colorado and what do they want to know?
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition examined more than 12,000 CORA requests made last year to the governor, treasurer, attorney general, secretary of state and legislature, along with selected other state agencies, county clerks, school districts and cities.
Colorado House committee endorses extended CORA response deadlines, kills wide-ranging government transparency bill
A bill that extends CORA response deadlines cleared another legislative hurdle Monday while a wide-ranging Republican-sponsored government transparency measure died on a party-line vote in a House committee.