Transparency in the Colorado government

Colorado.gov
URL: http://www.colorado.gov/

Description:
 * Official state web portal.
 * Department of the Treasury website provides information on state finances. Most of the information, including the State Taxpayer Accountability Report, is in pdf format.

Colorado General Assembly
URL:http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Description:
 * Web portal for state legislative information.
 * Offers video and audio of legislative sessions.
 * Social calendar lists receptions and luncheons held by both governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Colorado Channel
URL: http://www.coloradochannel.net/

Description:
 * Provides live video of the Colorado General Assembly on tv and through the internet.

Lobbying disclosure information
URL: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=86

Description:
 * Colorado Secretary of State Elections Center website has a principal/client and registered professional lobbyist directory, and voluntary lobbyist directory information.
 * The site also has laws and regulations posted regarding lobbyists, and a lobbyist complaint form.

State campaign disclosure information
URL: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=85

Description:
 * Colorado Secretary of State Elections Center has searchable campaign finance information.

Proposed legislation
To track bills, start here (site uses frames)

SB 57 - Public School Financial Transparency Act

(Bill text)
 * Requires school districts to create and maintain searchable budget database websites containing information on their revenues and spending.
 * Status: In committee, the bill was amended to make the keeping of these databases voluntary rather than required. Supporters of the original bill are attempting to have the bill modified again to make the databases required.

More legislative information
For more on transparency legislation, see the Colorado transparency legislation webpage at Sunshine Review.