The Colorado Court of Appeals has stayed a judge’s order to disclose blurred body-worn camera footage of Lakewood
A new online outlet called the Rocky Mountain Reader launched this week, promising to “highlight the vast
Members of the appointed board that oversees the broadcasting of Colorado House and Senate floor proceedings say it’s
The state’s highest court announced Tuesday it will examine the “public interest” parameters of a 2019 statute
When Rocky Mountain PBS reporter Chase McCleary recently interviewed the publisher of the Kiowa County Independent
The Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition presented its Jean Otto Friend of Freedom Award to Erin McIntyre and Mike
On Thursday, inside a hotel conference ballroom in Northglenn, a packed room of journalists, funders, media advocates,
Earlier this year, Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol rankled some journalists and their advocates when they
Elbert County commissioners violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by approving new contracts for the county
The Boulder Police Department is not allowed to charge thousands of dollars in fees for body-worn camera footage
Colorado’s second-highest court Thursday ordered a judge to hold a hearing in the case of a “homeless and
A troubling announcement late last month that the Brush News-Tribune would be one of multiple Eastern Plains newspapers
The Colorado Supreme Court will review an appellate court opinion that the Colorado Children’s Code doesn’t
Despite a 2019 state statute requiring the public disclosure of police internal affairs files in Colorado, the town of
A news coverage colony collapse might be hitting the Eastern Plains. Following news last week that three
Three newspapers with two different owners on Colorado’s Eastern Plains — the Plainsman Herald, the Burlington
The Colorado Supreme Court will examine whether a judicially created doctrine allowing public bodies to “cure”
The Colorado Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday about whether a Denver activist has legal standing to sue
This is a special early edition of Inside the News in Colorado in light of recent events… This Sunday’s front
The general manager of a large Colorado TV news station, the editor of a leading statewide radio broadcaster, and an
🏝 This week’s newsletter was produced in out-of-the-country mode with spotty internet — and it’s a
It didn’t take long for several government entities in Colorado to adopt the new, much-higher, maximum CORA fee rate
Following an expert performance moderating a televised debate among six congressional candidates earlier this month,
There is a huge gap in Colorado between campaign rhetoric on political issues and what voters in the state say they
The publisher of a weekly newspaper in a rural Colorado county has sued another newspaper in hopes of getting legal
The TREC report provides a comprehensive examination of the extensive damage endured by Native peoples due to forced
El Sopris Sun se enorgullece en anunciar que a partir del 28 de junio, el Sol del Valle adoptará una nueva imagen, un
Funding for Colorado newsrooms isn’t secure, burnout and shortages are affecting staff, and keeping up with
Hospitals in Colorado will no longer be able to sue patients under the names of their debt collectors after Gov. Jared
KOAA-TV is entitled to unredacted records concerning employees at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo, a
CORA’s maximum research-and-retrieval rate will jump to $41.37/hour on July 1, letting state and local government
Registered voters in Colorado should have received their ballots in the mail for the June 25 primary, which includes
There’s a catchall phrase that’s been tossed around as parody for decades, but feels increasingly earnest: In this
The Sopris Sun is proud to announce that beginning June 28, el Sol del Valle will embrace a new look, a new
Colorado seems like a bust for the Canadian-owned local news publisher that tried to replicate its success in the
Are Colorado law enforcement agencies allowed to charge the public thousands of dollars for body-worn camera footage of
Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this
A lot of Coloradans are worried about our democracy. And they want candidates to pay attention to it too. That is the
It’s an election year, and the San Miguel Basin Forum has been asking locals this spring what they want to hear from
The GOP-leaning district spans Colorado’s Western Slope and stretches into Pueblo and southeastern Colorado. U.S.
Tracking trends, anticipating challenges and spotting opportunities to make Colorado’s news ecosystem ever
The 2023 State of News: Colorado is based on the most comprehensive survey of state news outlets to date. In October
Earlier this year, Ark Valley Voice (AVV) made a commitment to our readers for what we called “engaged
The death at age 89 of longtime police reporter Marilyn Robinson brought to mind an enduring image for those of us who
A dozen years ago, critic and commentator John Moore left the Denver Post. Typically, a journalist accepting a buyout
Young voters in Colorado are worried about their ability to afford rent across the state, but they haven’t heard
A judge Friday ordered the Lakewood Police Department to release blurred body-worn camera footage of officers shooting
A Pagosa Springs attorney who has filed nearly 100 open-government lawsuits in the past several years has standing to
A picturesque town at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park will be the latest setting for a new digital news outlet
Three months after two wealthy local developers announced they would relaunch the iconic Indy alternative weekly
Nearly 70 Colorado law enforcement officers have lost their state-mandated certifications since 2020 after being
A rural Colorado newspaper publisher says he has faced threats and harassment as his town has lurched into the paranoid
It could have been worse. While open-government losses far outnumbered wins in the 2024 session of the Colorado General
The Colorado Lotus Project is a groundbreaking effort to uplift the unique voices and experiences of Asian American and
KOAA News5 in Colorado Springs says authorities pressured it not to air video it legally obtained — but the TV
A proposal to ban the charging of fees for unedited body-worn camera footage, released to the public under the 2020 Law
One month ago, CPR joined newsrooms across the state to launch an ambitious project: invite the people of Colorado to
State senators Wednesday killed a bill that would have given state and local government entities more time to respond
Update: Gov. Jared Polis signed SB 24-216 into law on Friday, May 31. People who want library books removed from
In a rare development, two local news organizations in Colorado Springs — the daily newspaper and a commercial TV
Update: Gov. Jared Polis signed SB 24-210 into law on Thursday, June 6. A House amendment adopted May 5 limits the
Update: An amended version of HB 24-1460 died in the House on a 31-33 vote on Friday, May 3. See this blog article. A
A bill to require the livestreaming of meetings of state and local boards, councils and commissions “will not go
A bill in the Colorado legislature aimed at curbing the “abuse of CORA” no longer contains a provision for labeling
In Colorado, the mountain snowpack is melting, green shoots are poking through mulch, and some college journalism
The title is set for a proposed Colorado initiative to repeal newly enacted legislation that narrows the definition of
A lawsuit challenges the Boulder Police Department’s insistence that a news organization pay the city nearly $3,000
Thousands of dollars have poured into the Colorado Sun this week and dozens of people have signed up as new members of
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent hospitals from publicly concealing their involvement in
Update: The House concurred with Senate amendments to HB 24-1244 and repassed the bill on Friday, Apr. 19, sending it
State lawmakers Tuesday killed a bill that would have codified 41-year-old case law by making the legislature’s
In an alarming act against press freedom and your right to know, Sandra Fish, a seasoned Colorado Sun reporter, was
The Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), Colorado Press Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Colorado Media
Election coverage that puts voters
More than two dozen Colorado newsrooms have launched an unprecedented collaboration to better cover the 2024 elections.
Update: The Colorado House passed SB 24-132 on a 50-11 vote on Monday, Apr. 8, sending the bill to Gov. Jared Polis. A
Picture a room with 100 people in it — just regular adults, people with jobs and monthly bills and credit scores. In
DENVER, Colorado. — En febrero, la hija adolescente de Norma Brambila le escribió una carta que ahora lleva en su
DENVER — In February, Norma Brambila’s teenage daughter wrote her a letter she now carries in her purse. It is a
Over the years, Colorado Republicans in this one-party state that is controlled overwhelmingly by Democrats have
The board president of the Colorado Press Association, Brian Porter, resigned his position this week after the news
The draft of an annual financial report prepared by Durango city officials for later submission to the state auditor is
County coroners could publicly release an autopsy report concerning a minor’s death while in the care or custody of a
News on the newspaper printing front in Colorado in the past year — or few years — has been bleak. In
Lindsey Vance carried medical debt for nearly half her life. The 41-year-old Denver resident said her debt began
This year has already been brutal for the local media business with layoffs lashing newsrooms coast to coast at outlets
💊 This week’s newsletter was produced in recovery mode, sidelined by an unfun medical issue — so it’s
AURORA — El anillo brillaba: oro blanco de 18 quilates, de doble banda, con un diamante de 1.5 quilates en el
The Colorado Supreme Court will review whether appellate judges wrongly decided the Peace Officer Standards and
State lawmakers could voluntarily post drafts of proposed legislation — before legislative sessions begin — on a
This week, a cluster of Colorado foundations announced they have joined a national fundraising campaign to galvanize
The town board of Del Norte violated the Colorado Open Meetings Law by censuring a fellow board member during a closed
Denying a Pagosa Springs lawyer legal standing to sue a school district because he doesn’t live within its boundaries
AURORA — The ring sparkled: 18-karat white gold, double-banded, with a 1.5-carat diamond at its center. It was
For years, Colorado’s largest and most prominent medical provider did something that seemed to go against its family
Two high-profile businessmen and major developers in Colorado’s second-largest city have become the new owners of the
Examining the scale, impact and consequences of medical debt in
Records custodians would have the power to deem someone a “vexatious requester” and bar that person from obtaining
