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Scott Franz

Denver

Investigative Reporter at KUNC-FM (Greeley, CO)

Investigative reporter for @KUNC. Photographer. Mountain man. Tips: scott.franz@kunc(dot)org

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  • 1 month ago | sentinelcolorado.com | Scott Franz

    Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news DENVER | The public won’t have to wait longer than the media to get some public records from government agencies in Colorado. State lawmakers on Friday abandoned an effort to override Gov. Jared Polis’ veto of a bill to extend deadlines in the Open Records Act.

  • 1 month ago | ksjd.org | Scott Franz

    The public won't have to wait longer to get some public records from government agencies in Colorado. State lawmakers on Friday abandoned an effort to override Gov. Jared Polis' veto of a bill to extend deadlines in the Open Records Act. The bill's sponsors say instead, they'll spend the summer talking with transparency advocates who lobbied against the measure and use their input to craft a different bill on the issue for next year.

  • 1 month ago | coloradosun.com | Scott Franz

    This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at kunc.org. The public won’t have to wait longer to get some public records from government agencies in Colorado after state lawmakers on Friday abandoned an effort to override a bill vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis. This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at kunc.org.

  • 1 month ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Scott Franz

    For well over a decade, the U.S Department of Energy has been working to create one central location to temporarily store nuclear waste. Meanwhile, this spent fuel has been piling up on-site at power plants across the country. Then, three years ago, the DOE began asking for public feedback on this issue of nuclear waste storage. The agency received hundreds of responses. One theme rose to the top: Mistrust.

  • 1 month ago | ksut.org | Scott Franz

    Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill on Thursday that transparency advocates said would hurt the public’s ability to access government records. Polis’ rejection of the measure, which passed with strong bipartisan support, potentially sets up a rare override vote with lawmakers in the closing weeks of the session. The outcome will decide how long people might have to wait for their school districts, city halls and other governments to provide them records they’re seeking.

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