open meetings law
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 2 cases implicating open meetings law
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this month it will hear two appeals affecting the ability of individuals and organizations to hold government bodies accountable for decisions made in violation of the state’s open meetings law, including a review of the judicially created notion that public entities can fix their violation at a subsequent meeting. At least…
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Colorado lawmakers reject bill on library panels and campaigns to ban books; Boebert’s son arrested; bill tackles ‘deepfakes’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 29, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Senate panel rejected a bill that would have created an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library. The bill, which was heard by the Senate Education Committee but not voted on,…
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Nearly a dozen Republicans pack Colorado’s 4th CD primary, Democratic leaders want exemptions from open meetings law | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 19, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: With just weeks until precinct caucuses and less than a month to go before nominating petitions are due, it’s crunch time in the Republican primary for Colorado’s safest GOP-held congressional seat. At last count, 11 candidates are vying for the chance to replace…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Utah lawmaker wants to raise state’s legal marriage age to 18
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Utah Utah lawmaker wants to raise state’s legal marriage age to 18 SALT LAKE CITY – A push against underage marriage in the U.S. is coming to Utah, where a lawmaker wants to raise the legal age to 18 to prevent girls from being pressured into the unions associated with higher poverty and lower education…