Tag: colorado freedom of information coalition
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Colorado open records bill dies in Senate committee
Efforts to overhaul Colorado’s open records law stalled anew. A proposal that would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures for late responses failed to advance out of its first committee and will not move forward this year. The Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee rejected Senate Bill 107,…
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EDITORIAL: Holding Colorado lawmakers accountable — live on TV
It’s hard to fathom how Colorado ended up the only state in the nation not to livestream its state legislative committee hearings. That said, a 5-1 vote just before the end of last year by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council — the six top leaders of the Colorado House and Senate — at…
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Colorado legislature votes to make committee hearing livestreams permanent
The executive committee of the legislative council — the six top leaders of the House and Senate — voted 5-1 Wednesday to make permanent the video livestreaming of committee hearings, starting in the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. And they managed to do it at a lower cost than initially anticipated. The executive…
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Colorado law enforcement groups object to bill requiring officers to report colleagues’ alleged misconduct
House Democrats have introduced a bill they say will increase protections for law enforcement members who report the alleged misconduct of their peers, but opponents said the sponsors never consulted public safety organizations, arguing it singles out the “law enforcement” profession for possible prosecution. House Bill 1460 requires law enforcement agencies to investigate any allegations of…