Peter Marcus

Position: Journal Denver Bureau

Ammo repeal moves ahead

DENVER – Republicans controlling a Senate committee on Monday passed a measure that would repeal the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. The hearing focused on magazines of more than...

DATE: March 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers aim to create jobs

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers had a bit of a “kumbaya” moment this week in touting bipartisan workforce development measures that aim to help connect Coloradans with jobs. The news conference...

DATE: March 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Preparing for a ‘silver tsunami’

DENVER – Colorado state lawmakers are preparing for a “silver tsunami” as the state grapples with an aging population. A package of bills was highlighted Tuesday that aims to address the aging...

DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Get ready to rumble

DENVER – As the Colorado Legislature hits mid-session, lawmakers are bracing for the most difficult battles of the year. A host of issues hang over the House and Senate chambers, including...

DATE: March 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Federal study: More data needed on fracking and water

DENVER – La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt worries that studies on the impact hydraulic fracturing has on water do not delve deep enough into the issue. A study released Tuesday by the U.S....

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drone bill yet to soar

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday delayed a vote on a measure that aims to crackdown on spying through the use of drones after concerns were raised that the bill would turn even regular camera...

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Impasse on public safety resolved

DENVER – A showdown over public-safety funding ended with a cease-fire Wednesday when Colorado House Democrats agreed to a spending bill without dollars for firearm background checks. The issue was...

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge rules against expansion of Navajo mine

DENVER – A federal judge on Monday determined that regulators did not adequately assess the environmental impact from a proposed expansion of the Navajo Mine in New Mexico. Farmington-based Navajo...

DATE: March 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parties divided over driver’s licenses

DENVER – A second state spending bill has been hijacked by politics, this time in the name of immigrants in the country illegally. The Colorado House last weeky gave initial approval to a...

DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legal pot faces new challenge

DENVER – A Washington, D.C.-based group opposed to the legalization of marijuana have filed two federal lawsuits seeking to “dismantle” Colorado’s burgeoning recreational marijuana industry. The...

DATE: March 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sportsmen rally in Denver for public lands

DENVER – Hunters and anglers gathered outside the Colorado Capitol on a cold Wednesday afternoon to demand, “Keep public lands in public hands.” The gathering of sportsmen from around the state –...

DATE: Feb. 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Agriculture

IUD bill is a go

DENVER – Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a measure sponsored by Rep. Don Coram that would set aside money for a popular program that provides intrauterine devices, or IUDs, to low-income young women....

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

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