Author: David Migoya
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Bill prohibiting government confidentiality agreements passes Colorado Senate committee
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A Colorado Senate committee on Thursday passed a bill that looks to prohibit governments across the state – from the Capitol to the smallest school district – from signing non-disclosure agreements with employees who settle complaints or lawsuits. The State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee voted, 4-1, to send Senate Bill 23-53 to the body’s full chamber next…
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Colorado bill letting metro district developers buy their own bonds passes Senate committee; showdown possible
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Metro district developers on Tuesday rallied around a bill that would in part provide greater financial disclosures to homebuyers but also continue to allow the builders to buy their own public financing – a direct salvo at another bill that aims to prevent it. The most contentious portion of Senate Bill 23-110 squarely aims to…
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Colorado legislators advance bill to stop metro district developers from buying own financing
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Proposed legislation that aims to stop metro district developers from buying and profiting from the public debt they approved as a district’s board members narrowly cleared a state House committee on Tuesday. It is the second time in as many years that a bill looking to restrict the practice has been put before the legislature,…
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Colorado senators still haggling on bill to prohibit government confidentiality agreements
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Colorado Watch logo A panel of Colorado senators on Thursday agreed to put off its decision on a bill that would bar non-disclosure agreements with government employees. The senators want to haggle out additional details that might ensure its passage. The five-member Senate state, veterans, and military affairs committee opted to push to next week…
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Renewed effort at prohibiting confidentiality agreements with government employees statewide
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A bill that would prohibit Colorado governments from using nondisclosure agreements with their employees is scheduled for a state Senate committee hearing Thursday. Senate Bill 23-53 aims to stop the state’s widespread practice of settling employee disputes, sometimes for hundreds of thousands of dollars, by requiring them to sign deals that ensure the details of…
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Bill aims to bar metro district developers from buying bonds they approved as district directors
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A state lawmaker is yet again pressing for legislation that would prevent metro district developers from owning their own public financing, largely relying on his nearly successful effort last year to thwart the practice. Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, said House Bill 23-1090 aims specifically at a practice that has been a lucrative – yet seemingly unethical –…
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Not enough to implicate former Colorado Supreme Court chief justice in scandal, inquiry finds
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Former Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan “Ben” Coats allowed a “dysfunctional and toxic” atmosphere to pervade in the State Court Administrator’s Office that he presided over, but investigators could not prove “by clear and convincing evidence” that he approved an alleged quid pro quo contract to silence an employee who faced firing. The findings…
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Colorado Supreme Court adopts new rule on disciplining justices
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The Colorado Supreme Court has approved a new rule – just days after taking public testimony about it – that requires the seven justices to step down from any misconduct inquiry that involves them or a former member of the court. The rule, formally known as Rule 41 of the Rules of Judicial Discipline and…
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Replacing justices with appellate judges on discipline violates Colorado Constitution: Testimony
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Members of Colorado’s Supreme Court would violate the state Constitution by approving a rule under which they would step down as overseer of any discipline matter that involves them and appoint appellate judges to replace them, according to public testimony Wednesday about the measure. The justices are looking to pass a new rule, properly known…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear new discipline rule regarding justices
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday is scheduled to take public testimony on a new rule that would require the justices to step down from overseeing any discipline case that involves them, their family, current or former colleagues or any co-workers. Who replaces the justices, however, is at the center of a long-running disagreement between…
