Tag: Jeff Roberts
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DoBetterDNVR dustup shows the pitfalls and promise of citizen journalism | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A high-profile experiment in citizen journalism is playing out in Denver right now, triggering animated argument on X and Instagram and at least one prominent podcast, as well as prompting an effort by a local media outlet to identify who is behind the anonymous posts.…
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$2,550 for public records in Jefferson County? Colorado residents say they’re tired of hurdles
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In response to Natalie Menten’s public records request to Jefferson County for emails exchanged between government employees and consultants, officials said the bill would cost $2,550. The request — which the county said would have included 85 hours of research, review and redaction for more than 5,000 emails — wasn’t the first time Menten had faced such…
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Denver Public School board member to introduce email retention policy
Thirty days after an email is deleted from a Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) account, district officials are unable to retrieve it, stripping potentially important documents from the public record. Board of Education Director Scott Baldermann wants to change that. At least for the board and its staff. Baldermann told The Denver Gazette he had been…
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Emails lost to public under DPS retention policy | CLASS NOTES
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Open Records Act request was never meant to be a “gotcha.” The Denver Gazette was looking to confirm whether Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education Director Scott Baldermann’s child attends one of the middle schools in an innovation zone he will be…
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Who’s responsible? Accountability questions remain after Denver County jailhouse death
Unanswered questions about accountability linger a year after a man died in Denver’s downtown detention center, after several days of begging for medical care as he experienced chest pains, trouble breathing, nausea and losing his ability to swallow medication. Medical staff repeatedly sent him back to his cell even as fellow inmates and sheriff’s department…
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Call for the question: Aurora City Council debates meeting rules
The Aurora City Council Monday began examining and discussing some of its meeting rules that can affect councilmembers’ ability to speak during meetings and in how the public can participate remotely. Mayor Mike Coffman is proposing that the city council repeal a meeting rule named “Call for the question,” which allows council to end debate…
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Colorado redistricting commissioners deliberated outside public view — after promise of transparency
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s new independent redistricting commission came with a promise of transparency and public inclusion, but in the days leading up to their adoption of a set of legislative maps, commissioners spent significant time working outside of public meetings. In the final two weeks of the…
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Omnibus bill could make it harder for opponents to oust elected officials in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The third attempted recall of Gov. Jared Polis in as many years is expected to begin later this spring, and it could be the last of its kind — an omnibus election bill pending in the General Assembly promises to reshape how Coloradans remove an…
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Despite new transparency law, state’s online lobbying database incapable of basic search functions; state refuses to provide data
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year, Colorado’s legislators passed a law requiring more immediate lobbying activity disclosures and ordering the creation of a working group aimed at increasing the overall transparency of the state’s online lobbyist registration and activity tool. But after multiple meetings of the working group and…