Jeff Roberts
@jeffreyaroberts.bsky.social
Husband, father, ED of Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, @coloradofoic.bsky.social. NFOIC board president. Former Denver Post journalist. Medill alum.
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Leaders of the CO General Assembly still haven’t decided whether to provide video coverage of committee meetings during the 2026 legislative session that begins in January, but House Speaker Julie McCluskie expressed her support for the idea Friday.
No decision yet on committee video for 2026 Colorado legislative session, but McCluskie expresses support - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly still haven’t decided whether to provide video coverage of committee meetings during the 2026 legislative session that begins in January, but House Speaker Jul...
coloradofoic.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Leaders of the CO General Assembly still haven’t decided whether to provide video coverage of committee meetings during the 2026 legislative session that begins in January, but House Speaker Julie McCluskie expressed her support for the idea Friday.
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Colorado Transparency News: whistleblower retaliation lawsuit; open meetings exception for the PUC; suppression order in private divorce case; Flock cameras; unpublicized JBC meeting; livestreaming of Morphew case; encrypted police radios; more.
Colorado Transparency News - 11/12/2025
Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Colorado Transparency News: whistleblower retaliation lawsuit; open meetings exception for the PUC; suppression order in private divorce case; Flock cameras; unpublicized JBC meeting; livestreaming of Morphew case; encrypted police radios; more.
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The premiere of Truth Be Told, a new documentary about Colorado journalism, will be at 10:30 am Sunday on 9NEWS and 7 pm Sunday on channel 20, followed by a panel discussion.
Truth Be Told Trailer Sunday
YouTube video by Malone Media Group
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November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The premiere of Truth Be Told, a new documentary about Colorado journalism, will be at 10:30 am Sunday on 9NEWS and 7 pm Sunday on channel 20, followed by a panel discussion.
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7,029 inquiries to CFOIC's freedom-of-information hotline as of this morning. You can support this program as well as our free sunshine laws guide, original reporting and advocacy by donating for Colorado Gives Day. Early giving began Nov. 1.
The FOI Hotline
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November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
7,029 inquiries to CFOIC's freedom-of-information hotline as of this morning. You can support this program as well as our free sunshine laws guide, original reporting and advocacy by donating for Colorado Gives Day. Early giving began Nov. 1.
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Members of the Public Utilities Commission should be allowed to communicate with one another outside of public meetings because the Colorado Open Meetings Law “stymies brainstorming and discussion” and may also “inhibit the efficiency” of drafting decisions, a state agency says.
Sunset report recommends open meetings law exception for Colorado Public Utilities Commission - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Members of the Public Utilities Commission should be allowed to communicate with one another outside of public meetings because the Colorado Open Meetings Law “stymies brainstorming and discussion” an...
coloradofoic.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Members of the Public Utilities Commission should be allowed to communicate with one another outside of public meetings because the Colorado Open Meetings Law “stymies brainstorming and discussion” and may also “inhibit the efficiency” of drafting decisions, a state agency says.
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“This is not arbitration. This is not mediation. We are sitting in the district court … and every case litigated in this court is presumptively open.”
CFOIC argues in hearing for lifting suppression order in private divorce case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Case law and the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure require a private judge to lift a suppression order that makes an entire divorce case file and the order itself off-limits to the public, the preside...
coloradofoic.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“This is not arbitration. This is not mediation. We are sitting in the district court … and every case litigated in this court is presumptively open.”
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Colorado Transparency News: Suppression order in private divorce case; a newspaper is a "citizen"; fee increase for judicial branch records; the First Amendment; Loveland open meetings lawsuit; amusement park inspections; QuiztheVote; more.
Colorado Transparency News - 10/22/2025
Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information
Coalition
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October 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Colorado Transparency News: Suppression order in private divorce case; a newspaper is a "citizen"; fee increase for judicial branch records; the First Amendment; Loveland open meetings lawsuit; amusement park inspections; QuiztheVote; more.
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The freedom-of-information hotline, provided at no cost to the public and journalists, is the signature program of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. Today, CFOIC's executive director responded to the 7,000th hotline inquiry.
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The freedom-of-information hotline, provided at no cost to the public and journalists, is the signature program of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. Today, CFOIC's executive director responded to the 7,000th hotline inquiry.
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A private judge has granted a request from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition to intervene in a divorce case in which a suppression order makes the entire court file — and the order itself — unavailable to the public.
Private judge sets hearing on CFOIC motion to set aside suppression order in divorce case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
A private judge has granted a request from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition to intervene in a divorce case in which a suppression order makes the entire court file — and the order itself ...
coloradofoic.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A private judge has granted a request from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition to intervene in a divorce case in which a suppression order makes the entire court file — and the order itself — unavailable to the public.
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“Any other conclusion would exclude certain members of the public — media corporations like The Sentinel — from the ability to protect public interests in open meetings and collect attorney fees for successful litigation. This is illogical and even absurd.”
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CO Supreme Court: Aurora Sentinel is a ‘citizen’ entitled to attorney fees for winning an open meetings law case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Aurora Sentinel is a “citizen” entitled to recover attorney fees and court costs for prevailing in an open meetings lawsuit against the Aurora City Council, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled.
coloradofoic.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Any other conclusion would exclude certain members of the public — media corporations like The Sentinel — from the ability to protect public interests in open meetings and collect attorney fees for successful litigation. This is illogical and even absurd.”
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The Aurora Sentinel is a “citizen” entitled to recover attorney fees and court costs for prevailing in an open meetings lawsuit against the Aurora City Council, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
CO Supreme Court: Aurora Sentinel is a ‘citizen’ entitled to attorney fees for winning an open meetings law case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Aurora Sentinel is a “citizen” entitled to recover attorney fees and court costs for prevailing in an open meetings lawsuit against the Aurora City Council, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled.
coloradofoic.org
October 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Aurora Sentinel is a “citizen” entitled to recover attorney fees and court costs for prevailing in an open meetings lawsuit against the Aurora City Council, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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CFOIC has updated its free online guide to Colorado's open-government laws with links to the 2025 statutes provided by the Office of Legislative Legal Services. coloradofoic.org/open-governm...
Guide to Colorado’s Open Records and Open Meetings Laws - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Welcome to the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition’s “Guide to Colorado’s Open Records and Open Meetings Laws.”Previously published in booklet format, this online version of CFOIC’s sunshine law...
coloradofoic.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
CFOIC has updated its free online guide to Colorado's open-government laws with links to the 2025 statutes provided by the Office of Legislative Legal Services. coloradofoic.org/open-governm...
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Colorado Transparency News: Video livestreaming of legislative committees; appeal of $13,650 penalty in records case; "curing" open meetings violations; DEA, ICE raid warrants; zipline inspections; banning smart glasses; DPS board secrecy; more.
Colorado Transparency News - 09/30/2025
Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Colorado Transparency News: Video livestreaming of legislative committees; appeal of $13,650 penalty in records case; "curing" open meetings violations; DEA, ICE raid warrants; zipline inspections; banning smart glasses; DPS board secrecy; more.
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The Colorado Court of Appeals will decide whether a judge properly ordered the state public defender to pay prison inmate Eric St. George $13,650 for its “arbitrary and capricious” denial of his request for a policy document.
Colorado appeals court reviewing $13,650 penalty awarded to inmate in public defender records case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Colorado Court of Appeals will decide whether a judge properly ordered the state public defender to pay prison inmate Eric St. George $13,650 for its “arbitrary and capricious” denial of his reque...
coloradofoic.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Colorado Court of Appeals will decide whether a judge properly ordered the state public defender to pay prison inmate Eric St. George $13,650 for its “arbitrary and capricious” denial of his request for a policy document.
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“You absolutely have the right to record these incidents … ,” Hernandez said. “If you see (ICE) activity, don’t interfere or put yourself in a situation where you could be arrested. But you have the right to record and document.”
County commissioner confronted by federal agents as ICE activity increases in Steamboat Springs, Oak Creek
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “boxed in” Routt County Commissioner Angelica Salinas at the post office in Oak Creek after she took a video of operations from her vehicle, Salinas s...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“You absolutely have the right to record these incidents … ,” Hernandez said. “If you see (ICE) activity, don’t interfere or put yourself in a situation where you could be arrested. But you have the right to record and document.”
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"When people can watch the legislative process, they can better understand the legislative process, and that can foster more civic engagement."
CFOIC, other groups and individuals urge legislature to continue video livestreaming of committee meetings - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Enabling video on the system that provides committee-meeting audio is a cost-efficient way to make the legislature more accessible and more accountable to Coloradans.
coloradofoic.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"When people can watch the legislative process, they can better understand the legislative process, and that can foster more civic engagement."
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a judicially created doctrine that lets public bodies “cure” violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law at subsequent meetings that do not merely rubber-stamp earlier decisions.
Colorado Supreme Court upholds ‘cure’ doctrine for open meetings law, awards attorney fees to plaintiff in Woodland Park school board case - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a judicially created doctrine that lets public bodies “cure” violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law at subsequent meetings that do not merely rubber-stamp ear...
coloradofoic.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a judicially created doctrine that lets public bodies “cure” violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law at subsequent meetings that do not merely rubber-stamp earlier decisions.
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Nearly 9,900 people have viewed 19 legislative committee meetings since a video pilot program began July 30, the director of Legislative Council told Colorado legislative leaders Thursday.
‘A lot of participation’ so far in legislature’s video pilot for committee meetings - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Nearly 9,900 people have viewed 19 legislative committee meetings since a video pilot program began July 30, the director of Legislative Council told Colorado legislative leaders.
coloradofoic.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nearly 9,900 people have viewed 19 legislative committee meetings since a video pilot program began July 30, the director of Legislative Council told Colorado legislative leaders Thursday.
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It’s good to know there will be freedom of information in the 23rd century.
August 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s good to know there will be freedom of information in the 23rd century.
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The Estes Valley Voice had been in existence for just four months when it filed its first open-government lawsuit. Now 14 months since it launched in June 2024, the digital news outlet has filed — remarkably — a total of three.
In existence for just 14 months, the Estes Valley Voice files its third open-government lawsuit - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
The Estes Valley Voice had been in existence for just four months when it filed its first open-government lawsuit. Now 14 months since it launched in June 2024, the digital news outlet has filed — rem...
coloradofoic.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Estes Valley Voice had been in existence for just four months when it filed its first open-government lawsuit. Now 14 months since it launched in June 2024, the digital news outlet has filed — remarkably — a total of three.
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CFOIC is excited to be involved with Free Press, Free Country, a new campaign to educate Coloradans about the critical importance of strong, independent journalism in a democracy.
Free Press, Free Country campaign and documentary will show that ‘journalism is not partisan, it’s patriotic’ - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Fast Forward Films launched Free Press, Free Country, a campaign to educate Coloradans about the critical importance of strong, independent journalism in a democracy. The Colorado Freedom of Informati...
coloradofoic.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
CFOIC is excited to be involved with Free Press, Free Country, a new campaign to educate Coloradans about the critical importance of strong, independent journalism in a democracy.
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A lawyer’s letter urges the Bennett trustees to rescind their “egregiously unconstitutional” decision to pull the town’s advertising from two Eastern Plains newspapers because they didn’t like an article about a sexual assault that allegedly happened at a middle school.
Bennett trustees' decision to pull town's advertising from newspapers ‘egregiously unconstitutional’ - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
A lawyer’s letter urges the Bennett trustees to rescind their “egregiously unconstitutional” decision to pull the town’s advertising from two Eastern Plains newspapers because they didn’t like an arti...
coloradofoic.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A lawyer’s letter urges the Bennett trustees to rescind their “egregiously unconstitutional” decision to pull the town’s advertising from two Eastern Plains newspapers because they didn’t like an article about a sexual assault that allegedly happened at a middle school.
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Colorado Transparency News: bodycam footage fees and access; video pilot for legislative committees; Title IX defamation suits; DoBetterDNVR; Press Forward grant; ICE subpoenas; public broadcasting cuts; more.
Colorado Transparency News - 8/5/2025
Newsletter of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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August 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Colorado Transparency News: bodycam footage fees and access; video pilot for legislative committees; Title IX defamation suits; DoBetterDNVR; Press Forward grant; ICE subpoenas; public broadcasting cuts; more.
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Anyone tuning in to the presentations online could see not only a wide shot of the committee but the charts and graphs that speakers were referencing. Previously, you would see nothing but an illustration of the state Capitol building under the words “Audio Only.”
Video pilot for legislative committees begins with briefings about impact of federal tax and spending bill - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
People who tuned into July 30 state budget briefings for Colorado legislative leaders saw video and slides — rather than just getting an audio feed — as part of a pilot program that goes through Oct. ...
coloradofoic.org
July 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Anyone tuning in to the presentations online could see not only a wide shot of the committee but the charts and graphs that speakers were referencing. Previously, you would see nothing but an illustration of the state Capitol building under the words “Audio Only.”
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Enacted five years ago following the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act has made it easier to obtain police body-worn camera footage. But some barriers to access remain.
The legislature made it easier to obtain police bodycam footage in Colorado, but barriers to access remain - Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Enacted five years ago following the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act has made it easier to obtain police body-worn camera...
coloradofoic.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Enacted five years ago following the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado’s Law Enforcement Integrity Act has made it easier to obtain police body-worn camera footage. But some barriers to access remain.