Nonpartisan alliance of journalists, supporters of government transparency. Promotes understanding and use of Colorado's open-government laws. ED @jaroberts1908
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ICYMI: A judge ordered the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission to publicly disclose an advisory committee’s draft report, ruling it is not protected by CORA’s deliberative process privilege.
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A judge Wednesday ordered the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission to publicly disclose an advisory committee’s draft report, ruling it is not protected by CORA’s deliberative process privilege.
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A federal judge threw out President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. apnews.com/article/trump-med…
A Colorado Open Records Act provision used in court by the town of Hudson to validate a denial of records requested by 9NEWS was “neither necessary nor available” as a legal remedy, a judge has ruled.
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"A 25-year-old citizen from Denver, Colorado, was detained and deported after a traffic stop in Fredericksburg, Texas, when he was unable to provide identification or proof of citizenship."
Tremendous resource: ProPublica has cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent detaining a citizen during the current Trump administration. Explore our database to learn more about each incident.
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NEW: Press groups on Monday sued the Trump administration, alleging in federal court that attempting to bar media outlets from the White House violates the First Amendment rights of ordinary citizens to access information about the U.S. government.
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The First, a new documentary about the First Amendment, is now streaming on PBS and showing on Rocky Mountain PBS. The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition is proud to be fiscal sponsor for this important and timely film.
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ICYMI: The agency planning the Colorado Connector passenger train will change its CORA fees policy to conform with the statute in response to questions raised by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.
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You can fight back! Thanks to Jeff Roberts and Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition for support and transparency that didn't cost hundreds$$$. @CoFOIC
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Please share the delightful article and kick some bucks to this great org!
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The agency planning the Colorado Connector passenger train will change its CORA fees policy to conform with the statute in response to questions raised by the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.
coloradofoic.org/front-range…
Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
We have temporarily taken down FOIA.wiki while we make security updates to protect against recently discovered PHP vulnerabilities, which are affecting websites across the internet.
The site will be back online once these updates have been implemented.
Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition retweeted
First admission I've seen of an agency (DC Dept of General Services) using AI to deny a FOIA. In this case, it was in two pretty clearly AI-written emails wrongly (IMO) denying The Post's clear cut fee status.
And is it worrying that gov employees are using personal AI tools?
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Colorado’s federal court announces cell phone lockup pilot (via: @michaelkarlik ) coloradopolitics.com/2026/10…
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Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
So sad to hear this. Ryan cared deeply about accountability journalism and contacted CFOIC often with questions about open records and open meetings. We will miss him.
Screening The First, a new documentary about the First Amendment, at RMPBS with filmmaker Brian Malone and co-hosts Bazi Kanani of Colorado Public Radio and Tom Costello of NBC News.
ICYMI: A divided Colorado Court of Appeals panel upheld the Pitkin County sheriff’s denial of records concerning the death of a 78-year-old hiker on the Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen in 2024.
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A divided Colorado Court of Appeals panel Thursday upheld the Pitkin County sheriff’s denial of records concerning the death of a 78-year-old hiker on the Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen in 2024.
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Colorado Transparency News: Griswold badge-swipe records; Lakewood City Council open meetings violation; criminal courts livestreaming; Boulder Valley SD open meetings lawsuit; deepfake election video; The First documentary; more. mailchi.mp/a77d6d8ccaea/colo…
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Republican Rep. Andy Harris falsely cited a Maryland statute to bar a reporter from recording, declaring, “I actually know the law well.”
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