An online Colorado news source, Face the State, is now offering a monthly award for investigative reporting.
Read the piece that won for March, written by citizen-journalist and Colorado resident Natalie Menten. It is well-researched and obviously deserving.
Why is the existing “local media” so poor at investigating and reporting these kinds of stories?
Why is it left to private citizens to dig and delve (and spend their own money on FOIA requests) as they look for transparency in and accountablity from government?
We need transparency laws in every state. The check registers of state and municipal agencies should be posted online for all to see.
