peter marcus
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Trump nominates new U.S. attorney for Colorado
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President Donald Trump has nominated Jason Dunn to serve as Colorado’s U.S. attorney in a long-anticipated move, the White House announced Wednesday. Dunn is a former deputy state attorney general and assistant solicitor general under former Colorado Attorney General John Suthers (now Colorado Springs’ mayor) and a shareholder at the powerful Denver law firm Brownstein…
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Hickenlooper on making pot illegal again: ‘I’m not ruling it out’
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was against legalizing marijuana in the first place – but once the voters spoke, he went along and defended Coloradans’ right to use recreational pot. Now, however, in an interview with CNN, he appears to be opening the door a crack to the idea of re-criminalizing cannabis. Hickenlooper was interviewed for…
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It’s not you, it’s me: ‘This has all been wonderful but now I’m on my way’
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“It’s not you, it’s me.” That’s what I told my team at Colorado Politics before I officially announced that I was leaving more than a decade of journalism for a career in the “Big Marijuana” industry. And that’s the same message that I have for you. It’s been the hardest breakup of my life. And…
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Staff picks: The top five stories this week in Colorado Politics
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National news, from white nationalists to Trump to town halls, ran deep through Colorado politics this past week. Here are the stories that the staff of Colorado Politics, home to the state’s deepest coverage of the topics, thinks you should keep in mind as the issues play out. 5. Armstrong’s company under fire A…
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Staff picks: This week’s top 5 stories in Colorado Politics (Aug. 13, 2017 edition)
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It’s been a busy week in Colorado Politics, with campaign cash, coal’s slow-motion collapse and the ever-evolving candidacy of Ed Perlmutter in the headlines. Our staff re-evaluated the week, and here are the stories we think you should keep in mind in the days and weeks ahead: 5. Coal communities need a new engine,…
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Colorado Politics in mourning, Peter Marcus is moving on
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There’s no easy way to say it, Colorado politicos. You won’t have Peter Marcus to kick around anymore. Marcus is leaving journalism to become communications director for Terrapin Care Station cannabis company, a great opportunity for our ace, but a sad day for the Capitol. “Peter was instrumental in launching Colorado Politics, where he served…
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Small-biz lawsuit: A tax by any other name — still smells like a tax
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ColoradoPolitics.com’s Peter Marcus reported in March on a legal development that could have big implications for the ability of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office to fund its wide-ranging operations – including the state’s elections. At issue is whether the fees the office charges businesses to register and file other paperwork with the state are in fact…
