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Commentary: In Colorado, open records laws can be a weapon against transparency

As the first state to pass a Sunshine Law for government meetings, Coloradans are justifiably proud of our state’s history as a leader in safeguarding open government. Our guarantees of public access to government records, however, are not so enviable. For those of us who routinely use the Colorado Open Records Act (“CORA”) as a […]