transparency
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Colorado justices deliver favorable ruling for organizations raising open meetings violations
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The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that organizations are entitled to the same recovery of their costs as individuals when they successfully pursue a public entity’s violation of the state’s open meetings law. The Colorado Open Meetings Law permits “any person” to challenge a violation of the law. At the same time, it grants…
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Federal judge ponders blocking rideshare transparency law amid Uber’s constitutional challenge
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A federal judge on Friday weighed whether to temporarily block Colorado from enforcing a law set to take effect in one week requiring rideshare companies to disclose certain information to riders and drivers about the amount of money drivers earned prior to any tip. Last year, the legislature enacted Senate Bill 75 to place new…
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Appeals court clarifies no relief available for delay in providing judicial records
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified on Thursday that relief is only available when the judiciary denies access to certain public records, with no consequence if the records are simply delayed. Although the Colorado Open Records Act is the state’s primary disclosure law, administrative records from the judicial branch are disclosed pursuant to a policy known as…
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Transparency at the Colorado Supreme Court: Attorneys voice support for basic tweaks
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In the past year, some members of the U.S. Supreme Court have chosen to disclose their justifications for recusing themselves from specific appeals, for reasons including their prior employment or their connection to people involved with the case. Similarly, the Colorado Supreme Court’s weekly case announcements note when any of the seven justices has recused…
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Appeals court sides with restrictive interpretation of open records law
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Colorado’s second-highest court has settled on a narrower interpretation of the state’s open records law, deciding a former paralegal for the city of Loveland could not have access to emails in which she was the subject. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals last month reversed a Larimer County judge who believed that even…
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Colorado school district not required to disclose superintendent search records, appeals court says
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A Colorado Springs-based school district is not obligated to disclose additional candidate applications and closed-door session recordings from its 2019 search for a new superintendent, Colorado’s second-highest court has ruled. On Thursday, a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals interpreted the state’s open records and open meetings laws to mean Academy District 20 could…
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Committee advances bills on court access, class action lawsuits
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The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced a pair of measures designed to give greater access to court opinions and clarify the types of relief that class action lawsuits may pursue under the state’s consumer protection law. House Bill 1091, approved with no dissenting votes, would require the judicial branch to publish online, in a…
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Could laws like one in Colo. reduce medical costs? A US Senate committee aims to find out
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WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate committee held a hearing Tuesday to decide whether laws like a new one in Colorado that requires health care price transparency could bring down medical costs. Proposals the Senate is considering would require doctors and hospitals to post their prices for common procedures on the internet. As health insurance prices…
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Pueblo County government opens its books to taxpayers
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DENVER – Pueblo County unveiled a ray of sunshine on its own financials this week. It announced Monday it has created a “financial transparency application” accessible to the public with the help of OpenGov, a company that specifically deals with government budgeting. In a news release the county said it will relieve citizens – and…
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IN RESPONSE: We need transparency now in prescription-drug pricing
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As a Type 1 diabetic, I have a choice: inject insulin or die. Every day for the last 46 years, I have injected insulin; if I go 24 hours without it, I will die a horrible death. When insulin was discovered in the 1920s, the patent was sold for one dollar. The researchers wanted to…
