Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

Nonpartisan alliance of journalists, supporters of government transparency. Promotes understanding and use of Colorado's open-government laws. ED @jaroberts1908

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

“In 1964, he learned that the veteran editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad had left The Denver Post. He applied for the job, sending samples of his work, and was hired in 1965. He was an overnight success.”
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[Phil Weiser @pweiser]

BREAKING-We're challenging the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger because it threatens competition, will harm theater goers & TV viewers, and will undermine distribution of movies. As host of Sundance, CO will do our part to protect access to film distribution. https://t.co/E1pBNFubf3

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The Trump administration issued subpoenas to New York Times journalists who wrote about the new Air Force One, an escalation of pressure on the media. https://t.co/8cXYSuSSy4

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition and Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment scholar and a Hoover Institution fellow at Stanford, objected to Roe’s request for anonymity."
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

An appeals court opinion barring fees for some law enforcement body-worn camera footage should not be reviewed by the Colorado Supreme Court, a brief filed by Yellow Scene Magazine argues.
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[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Cheney is actually starting at The Colorado Sun mid month! Very excited to have him on board. https://t.co/do3VLTNpbJ

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

“Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they spoke out against his decision to commute the prison sentence of the election denier Tina Peters.”
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

Three Douglas County residents asked the Colorado Supreme Court this week to deny the county commissioners’ petition for review of an appellate court ruling that the open meetings law applied to several meetings they convened outside of public view.
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[The Denver Gazette @DenverGazette]

Cherry Creek school board’s executive session before superintendent’s resignation raises open meetings questions https://t.co/WwR0fqUie8

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

Colorado Transparency News: unilaterally canceled records request; suppression order in "private" divorce case; police bodycam fees; Denver lobbying rules; state lobbying transparency bill; election flyers; Cherry Creek SD investigation invoices; more. https://t.co/xv6svpRVtG

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

ICYMI: A Colorado DA's office unilaterally canceled a records request after more than 14 months. “This request is being closed due to the age of the request,” the requester was told in an email. https://t.co/dbiEuJ812V

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

A DA's office unilaterally canceled a records request after more than 14 months. “This request is being closed due to the age of the request,” the requester was told in an email. https://t.co/dbiEuJ812V

[The Denver Post @denverpost]

These four young women are documenting what goes on during immigration court proceedings in Denver and at the Aurora detention facility as part of the Court Transparency Project. https://t.co/1gfjWtCbgt

[Corey Hutchins @CoreyHutchins]

Current and former students at the school newspaper serving Grand Junction High are concerned about the sidelining of a media adviser and are worried about censorship and threats to press freedom: https://t.co/bdzfyrxiV6

[The Denver Post @denverpost]

Want to know who’s paying for legislative campaign flyers filling Denver mailboxes? Good luck. https://t.co/vLBO7HTwbQ https://t.co/npgOXcKYlz

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"Through open records requests, The Sun obtained the last six years of employee compensation data, PERA’s internal policies on bonus pay and 10 years of budget documents."
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"After the state Supreme Court ruling, The Colorado Sun sent a new request under the Colorado Open Records Act to get the up-to-date numbers of hotline calls."
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"In the past two years, GJHS administration has attempted to censor, review, and repress several articles and elements within the publication."

Student press freedom under threat at GJHS | Columns | https://t.co/PdxKHFnSro

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

CFOIC has updated its free online guide to Colorado's sunshine laws to reflect 2026 legislative changes, including adjustments to the statute governing the release of police bodycam and dashcam footage.
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