State legislators introduce new measure to extend CORA response deadlines
By Jeffrey A. Roberts CFOIC Executive Director A state senator is trying again to curb what she has referred to as the “abuse” of the…
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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.
Judge: Boulder can’t demand thousands of dollars to release body-cam footage of fatal police shooting
The Boulder Police Department is not allowed to charge thousands of dollars in fees for body-worn camera footage requested by the public under Colorado’s 2020 Law Enforcement Integrity Act, a judge ruled.
Court of Appeals orders hearing in case of ‘penniless’ activist who refused to pay state agency $600 for ketamine records
Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a judge to hold a hearing in the case of a “homeless and penniless” activist who sued a state agency that wanted to charge him $600 for copies of ketamine waivers.
Colorado Court of Appeals hears case of ‘penniless’ activist who refused to pay state agency $600 for ketamine records
The Colorado Court of Appeals heard oral arguments about whether a Denver activist has legal standing to sue a state agency that wanted to charge him $600 for public records — an amount he refused to pay.
Colorado governments quickly adopt new maximum CORA research-and-retrieval fee rate of $41.37
It didn’t take long for several government entities in Colorado to adopt the new, much-higher, maximum CORA fee rate that went into effect on Monday, July 1.
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.
Court briefs lay out arguments in Boulder lawsuit over fees for police body-cam footage
Are Colorado law enforcement agencies allowed to charge the public thousands of dollars for body-worn camera footage of incidents of alleged officer misconduct?
Wrap-up: Tally of open-government losses in 2024 Colorado legislative session could’ve been higher
It could have been worse. While open-government losses far outnumbered wins in the 2024 session of the Colorado General Assembly, the death of a burdensome Colorado Open Records Act bill in the closing days helped make the final tally a little less one-sided.
Proposed ban on fees for body-worn camera footage dies with law enforcement whistleblower bill
A proposal to ban the charging of fees for unedited body-worn camera footage, released to the public under the 2020 Law Enforcement Integrity Act, died when the Colorado House amended and then defeated a controversial whistleblower bill.