Fish: Getting precinct-level election results from Park County ‘like a goofy cartoon’
The Park County clerk’s ban on cellphones and laptops made getting precinct-level election results seem like a goofy cartoon for journalist Sandra Fish.
Colorado public records
District bills parent $438 to see her son’s school records, $129 for copies
Connie Sack was stunned when she received two invoices from the Kennesburg school district after asking to inspect records regarding her 16-year-old son, Logan. The fee for research and retrieval: $438. The fee for copies: $129. Total charges: $567.
Bill to close breathalyzer database won’t affect police DUI records
Legislation to close portions of the state database of breath-alcohol test results won’t affect information available in law enforcement reports on drunken driving arrests, the bill’s sponsor said.
No public access recommendations in state study group report on police body cameras
The final report of a state task force on police body cameras does not recommend when or under what circumstances captured video should be released to the public.
Senator: It may be ‘impossible’ to open records of nonprofits serving people with disabilities
The bill is still alive, but it’s becoming clear that 20 nonprofits serving people with disabilities won’t be covered by the Colorado Open Records Act any time soon.
Shepherd: Flint water crisis a lesson for Colorado government email retention
If we don’t take steps to start requiring logical, smart, and efficient archiving methods of government electronic data soon, the next time the citizens of Colorado are victims of government negligence or incompetence, as happened in Flint, Mich., we may have more than government to blame.
Parents to lawmakers: Open records of nonprofits serving people with disabilities
Twenty Colorado nonprofits that spend public dollars to serve people with developmental and intellectual disabilities should be required like government agencies to provide detailed financial records and other information on request, parents and advocates told state lawmakers.
Colorado legislators move to formalize open-data program in Secretary of State’s office
Colorado lawmakers are taking steps to formalize a 2½-year-old pilot program that encourages state government agencies to “streamline access to public data” by making datasets available online in machine-readable formats.
Court of Appeals: Jeffco teacher sick-leave records are public
Records showing a public school teacher’s request for sick leave are not part of a teacher’s confidential personnel file and must be disclosed to the public, if requested, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled.
Databases, nonprofit records, wage theft transparency on legislature’s 2016 agenda
Colorado lawmakers will consider at least four measures to expand public access to information during the legislature’s 2016 session, which convenes Jan. 13.