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]

"Senators reintroduced a bill Tuesday aimed at modernizing federal court records, centralizing access to docket reports across the federal judiciary and making the whole system free to use."
https://t.co/bNrymq37Q4

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

“Judicial records belong to the American people; they are public, not private, documents.”
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"A man cited for projecting 'stop ICE murders' on the Colorado Supreme Court is suing members of the city police department and Colorado State Patrol claiming violations of his right to free speech and petition."
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[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their questions."
https://t.co/RQ5ozrI4PA

[Aaron Blake @AaronBlake]

Whatever one thinks of the specifics of Polis freeing Peters, there was little doubt about how it would be used on the right:

As proof that even a Democrat thinks election-deniers who committed crimes were railroaded.

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required executive branch lobbyists to follow much of the same disclosure rules that already govern other Capitol lobbyists."
https://t.co/xRCRlPn67e

[Shelly Bradbury @ShellyBradbury]

The Denver Sheriff Department is shifting some deputy disciplinary matters away from independent investigation and instead will handle them in-house, a move that narrows the scope of reforms city officials made more than six years ago --> https://t.co/ur4d8YIddt

[Mike LaSusa @mikelasusa]

Very important government transparency question in Colorado: can public records be entirely withheld if they contain some confidential information, or do the records have to be produced with the confidential info redacted

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

“The public has a legitimate and compelling interest in knowing how law enforcement deploys mass surveillance technology against the communities they serve,” the complaint said. “Without transparency, there is no accountability.”

[The Colorado Sun @ColoradoSun]

2 Boulder residents sue over city’s use of Flock cameras, citing widespread privacy violations
https://t.co/gWWhIVlCqI

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

Colorado Transparency News: A "duty to redact"; 2026 legislative session wrap-up; redaction of elected officials' personal information; reporting requirements for Denver lobbyists; Aurora police communications; DPS CORA policy; social media banning; more. https://t.co/Wti4HDcbY1

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

ICYMI: A case in the Court of Appeals about the redaction of public records “presents a simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition says in an amicus brief.
https://t.co/48gJQ4XRy6

[Brett Forrest @brettforrestTV]

My FOIA Public Records request I submitted to the Department of the Interior was fulfilled today after 313 days. Original delivery est. was 08/15/25.

My Air Force FOIA remains unfulfilled 608 days and counting.

FOIA is for transparency and accountability. We need some reform.

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"This would substantially weaken the watchdog function of the public and the press and would create perverse incentives to hide government misdeeds or controversial actions behind a single personal phone number or line of attorney advice."
https://t.co/48gJQ4XjIy

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

A case in the Court of Appeals about the redaction of public records “presents a simple but monumental question for the future of government transparency in Colorado,” the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition says in an amicus brief.
https://t.co/48gJQ4XjIy

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deputy and former Lakewood Police Department agent was arrested Tuesday for allegedly manipulating his body-worn camera during arrests."
https://t.co/cGs5UCRAY8

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

"Mesa County officials say they’re reviewing privacy safeguards after accidentally disclosing information about roughly 200 Department of Human Services clients and cases to the local newspaper."
https://t.co/HSfdD0nTGB

[Sentinel Colorado @SentinelColo]

Aurora City Council rushes to restrict police social media posts and mugshots

'Let’s call this exactly what it is — a direct attack on our police chief, to muzzle our police and to make our city less safe'

https://t.co/rJakN4wOjP

#AuroraCO #PoliceReform #NoPaywall

[Sentinel Colorado @SentinelColo]

Aurora lawmakers consider restricting police communications citing 'politicized' messaging

The police chief is “not free to use the city’s resources, the city’s name, the badge, the position in ways that undermine the community’s relationship with the city and the department”

https://t.co/OCSBsSuYBq

#AuroraCO #PoliceReform #NoPaywall #COpolitics

[The Denver Post @denverpost]

The Denver Post reviewed hundreds of pages of emails, plane tickets and other documents that shed light on former Cherry Creek Schools superintendent Christopher Smith and his wife, Brenda, and their travel and ties to Education Accelerated. https://t.co/iOBIjqaRQs

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

BREAKING: Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1 https://t.co/HdqDcYG4PA #copolitics #coleg