Emily Hayes

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Should Colorado close its national parks?

A scenic drive to Estes Park and a long hike in the crisp, clean spring air of the Rocky Mountains seemed like the perfect getaway for Colorado residents and tourists cooped up in their homes as...

DATE: March 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Michael Bennet gives fiery speech lamenting shortage of medical supplies

WASHINGTON – Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., pleaded with Congress and President Donald Trump to do everything in their power to acquire the medical supplies and equipment health professionals and...

DATE: March 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local businesses, unemployment insurance at stake as Senate battles over coronavirus bill

The U.S. Senate delayed a $2 trillion coronavirus bill Monday after intense arguments over where to direct the funding. Democrats like Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., voted against advancing the...

DATE: March 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

As schools close, coronavirus highlights digital divide in Southwest Colorado

Following the lead of states across the nation, Colorado shuttered schools and businesses practically overnight. Workers were told to log in at home, and some can’t work at all. Colleges and...

DATE: March 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

State health official: Coronavirus cases in Colorado expected to grow in coming months

The health care system in Colorado will be overburdened unless people try to prevent the need for medical assistance in the first place by staying home, a chief medical officer said during a...

DATE: March 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Critical COVID-19 Coverage

State health official: Coronavirus cases in Colorado expected to grow in coming months

The health care system in Colorado will be overburdened unless people try to prevent the need for medical assistance in the first place by staying home, a chief medical officer said during a...

DATE: March 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Congress clamps down on Bernhardt in wake of damaging report on BLM move

U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt continually stonewalled inquiries about the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial move to Grand Junction in multiple hearings earlier this week...

DATE: March 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Efforts underway to bolster tribes’ energy independence

WASHINGTON – Energy infrastructure is lacking for tribes like the White Earth Nation in Minnesota. The tribe has “suffered from the effects of energy poverty,” said Raymond Auginaush, a council...

DATE: March 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Cory Gardner says he showed Trump photo of Colorado to help secure LWCF funding

President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a law that permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund last week, after repeatedly requesting to cut its funding by 97% in annual budget...

DATE: March 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores water district testifies in D.C. about invasive mussels

WASHINGTON – Montana’s reservoirs and water systems are free of invasive mussels, which lowers Colorado’s risk of invasion, said Mike Preston with the Dolores Water Conservancy District on...

DATE: March 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oil and gas companies call on federal government to cut emissions

WASHINGTON – The oil and gas industry is under increasing pressure from investors to reduce its environmental impact. Climate activists are pushing companies like Exxon Mobil to meet the 2016 Paris...

DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How presidential candidates differ on health care, cost of college education

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The minute polls closed in South Carolina on Saturday, news network MSNBC called the race for former Vice President Joe Biden, who swept the race with 48.4% of the votes. Sen....

DATE: March 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

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