Peter Marcus

Position: Herald Denver Bureau

Sen. Cory Gardner: Obama’s ISIS strategy ‘ineffective’

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Tuesday said President Barack Obama’s strategy to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group is the “same ineffective approach.” Gardner, a Yuma Republican, joined other...

DATE: Dec. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Economic outlook for La Plata County relatively stable

DENVER – The Gold King Mine spill in August will likely have little fiscal impact on La Plata County, according to a Colorado economic outlook report presented Monday. The annual study, conducted...

DATE: Dec. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with local-control issues

DENVER – State oil and gas regulators have stripped operational time limits from proposed oil and gas rules, as they prepare a revised draft for consideration. After three days of hearings held by...

DATE: Dec. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court denies Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to weigh in on attorney general’s air-standards lawsuit

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by Gov. John Hickenlooper to weigh in on whether Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is within her authority to sue over federal carbon...

DATE: Dec. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gun control gains steam

DENVER – In the wake of more mass shootings in Colorado and across the nation, gun control advocates wonder whether the time is right to rehash familiar subjects. It’s unclear whether the state...

DATE: Dec. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Funds for birth control sought

DENVER – State health officials have requested more than $2.5 million for family planning services, which would include funding for long-acting reversible contraceptives. The budget request – which...

DATE: Dec. 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Redistricting reform effort underway in Colorado

DENVER – An effort is underway to present Colorado voters with a ballot question that would reform the state’s congressional redistricting process. Critics of the proposed initiative worry that it...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Abortion debate at Colorado Capitol grows louder in wake of Planned Parenthood shooting

DENVER – Despite pleas to curb “inflammatory rhetoric” days after a shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, vitriol from all sides swirled about Tuesday. Inside a committee room...

DATE: Dec. 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Budget, voting reforms urged

DENVER – A coalition aimed at examining reforms to budget and elections processes in Colorado identified restructuring a hospital fee and strengthening rules governing citizens initiatives as...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Activists campaign against GMO label ban

DENVER – Colorado activists are mounting a campaign to oppose federal legislation that would prohibit states from requiring labeling of genetically modified foods, despite Colorado voters already...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Incoming state tourism director, Cathy Ritter, keenly aware of being positive

DENVER – The incoming director of Colorado tourism has her sights set on activating rural Colorado, which could be a boon to Durango after the world saw the Animas River turn a mustard-yellow....

DATE: Nov. 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Hillary Clinton rallies Democrats in Boulder

DENVER – Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Tuesday visited Colorado, where she sought to inspire Democrats to stump for her. Facing an impressive primary challenge from Vermont...

DATE: Nov. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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