Effort to repeal new law on Colorado's open meetings takes step forward


by The Center Square

The Center Square— (The Center Square) – The ability for voters to repeal a Colorado law limiting their access to legislative information took a step forward recently. Initiative 287, approved by the state’s Ballot Title Setting Board last week, would overturn Senate Bill 24-157, signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in March. The new law allows members of Colorado’s General Assembly to discuss legislative matters via email and text messaging without public disclosure. Previously, Colorado...

The Center Square—Hanford Site cleanup takes steps forward and backward under new agreement. (The Center Square) – Several state and federal agencies have reached an agreement modifying their approach to cleaning up the radioactive and chemical waste buried beneath Washington's Hanford Site, a decommissioned nuclear production complex. The Tri-Party Agreement reached Monday between the U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency followed years of negotiations that began in 2020, according to the...

morristowngreen.com—Debate simmers over fate of effort to overhaul New Jersey’s public records law. 'No one likes secrecy, whether you’re a MAGA Republican or a Bernie fan,' said CJ Griffin, an attorney who fights towns that stonewall requests for public records.

men—Creation of major new high speed Liverpool to Manchester rail station takes step forward. Plans are underway for a new rail board to strengthen connectivity between Liverpool and Manchester