Ben Markus
Ben Markus is an investigative reporter for Colorado Public Radio. Ben joined Colorado Public Radio in April 2011 as a general assignment reporter. He was named business reporter in 2017 and became the investigative reporter in 2019. As a business reporter, he shaped CPR's business and economics coverage creating dozens of databases to track the important drivers that define the Colorado economy.
Ben came to CPR after spending three years at Hawaii Public Radio where he produced award-winning coverage on a range of subjects, including health care, technology and education. He learned the ins and outs of public radio from his first job at Capital Public Radio in Sacramento, California. Following that, he served as a reporter and producer at KUAC-FM/Alaska One in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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The legislation is watered down from the initial version, but still contains significant reforms for sports gambling. -
Coloradans are guaranteed to get a new governor in the fall. But first, five hopefuls have to convince voters they should represent their party in the midterms. -
The primary winner will face a difficult challenge in the general election, but will say a lot about the future of the GOP in the state. -
One of the largest prediction market platforms operates in Colorado essentially as a sportsbook outside the regulated system.
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It follows a suit against the city of Denver over a longstanding rifle possession ban. -
The U.S. Justice Department ordered the immediate placement of medical marijuana into a lower, less restrictive tier of regulated drugs — a historic change in federal marijuana policy. -
Proposition bets are popular in Colorado — too popular (and lucrative) to kill. -
Data is scarce, but concerns about problem betting are driving proposed new restrictions on the lottery’s plans and sportsbooks on your phone. -
An attempt by state lawmakers to increase wait times for the production of public records has died — for the third year in a row. -
A federal magistrate said the government is not entitled to patient and billing records.
