Public employee pension data is so secret in Colorado that even State Treasurer Walker Stapleton was denied access when he wanted to evaluate a pension fund’s long-term viability.
So Stapleton sued the Public Employees’ Retirement Association when it refused to divulge information on the top 20 percent of the earners — all former state employees. A judge sided with PERA in April.
Stapleton has continued to fight in an appellate court and has garnered support from some in the Legislature who want to see the law changed.
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