Peter Marcus

Position: Herald Denver Bureau

New Colorado voters reluctant to register with a party

DENVER – New voters continue to lean unaffiliated in Colorado, according to voter-registration data over the last month. It is unclear how that information might impact Democrats competing for the...

DATE: Oct. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is a fracking ballot question coming?

DENVER – Critics of hydraulic fracturing on Wednesday told state oil and gas regulators that a statewide ballot initiative may be necessary because proposed rules around local control fall short....

DATE: Oct. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grocers launch effort to sell full-strength beer and wine

DENVER – Colorado grocers on Wednesday launched a ballot effort to allow all supermarkets to sell full-strength beer and wine. The long-anticipated initiative is being touted as a matter of choice...

DATE: Oct. 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Groups want ‘big money’ out of politics

DENVER – As the latest quarterly presidential fundraising numbers were trickling in on Thursday, Colorado students and progressive groups called for campaign-finance reform. At the center of the...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western Colorado river runs orange

DENVER – Residents of the Ouray and Ridgway communities are concerned about a discoloration of the Uncompahgre River, similar to the Animas River after the August Gold King Mine spill. With iconic...

DATE: Oct. 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton casts doubt over Silverton Superfund

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton last week expressed concerns with the prospect of federal officials moving forward with a Superfund listing for Silverton near the inactive Gold King Mine. A divide...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Contractor named in second EPA mine spill

DENVER – A different contractor than the one used during August’s Gold King Mine spill was involved with a water-contamination incident near Crested Butte last week. HDR Engineering Inc. has become...

DATE: Oct. 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lachelt ‘gravely disappointed’ in proposed oil, gas rules

DENVER – The former co-chairwoman of a task force that made recommendations around oil and gas regulations said state regulators have fallen short of addressing the local-control issue. Gwen...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

CU ticket flap precedes GOP debate

DENVER – Progressives have seized the upcoming Republican presidential debate in Colorado as an opportunity to attack the party as being offensive. The controversy stems from a lack of tickets...

DATE: Oct. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State gets panel on mascots

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a commission to study migrating away from Native American mascots. The order comes after legislation failed this year...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Pot Tax, Part 3

DENVER – Colorado voters this November will be asked yet again to vote on a marijuana tax question, this time focused on retaining revenue. Proposition BB asks voters to allow the state to keep...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fund shortfall could sink insurance co-op

DENVER – A dire funding announcement last week could leave thousands of consumers using Colorado’s federally-backed health insurance nonprofit cooperative scrambling. The Centers for Medicare and...

DATE: Oct. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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