During Sunshine Week, Democrats pass the Colorado Darkness Law | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek
Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom of Information Day on March 16th. This is the week when journalists and citizens across the country celebrate together the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive secrecy.
The national initiative was created in March 2005 by the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Democrats in the Colorado State Capitol celebrated Sunshine Week by undermining its very essence.
Legislators on Monday passed a bill exempting themselves from Colorado’s open meetings law passed in 1972, a law that declares it is ”the policy of this state that the formation of public policy is public business and may not be conducted in secret.”
Sunshine Week occurs each year in mid-March, coinciding with James Madison’s birthday and National Freedom of Information Day on March 16th. This is the week when journalists and citizens across the country celebrate together the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive...
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