Natalie Castle

Colorado Legislature, Public Records Laws June 12, 2024

CORA’s maximum research-and-retrieval fee rate will rise 23 percent on July 1 — to $41.37/hour

CORA’s maximum research-and-retrieval rate will jump to $41.37/hour on July 1, letting state and local government entities in Colorado charge up to 23.2 percent more to process requests for public records.

Colorado Legislature, Colorado Legislature 2023, Public Records Laws June 26, 2023

Inflation could boost CORA’s research-and-retrieval rate 23 percent next year, according to new Legislative Council estimate

A year from now, on July 1, 2024, inflation will likely boost the maximum hourly rate governments are allowed to charge for processing Colorado Open Records Act requests from $33.58 to around $41.34 — an alarming 23 percent increase.

Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

The Voice for Open Government in Colorado

Natalie Castle

CORA’s maximum research-and-retrieval fee rate will rise 23 percent on July 1 — to $41.37/hour

Inflation could boost CORA’s research-and-retrieval rate 23 percent next year, according to new Legislative Council estimate