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• Ken Buck to give up 2 months pay while he campaigns

  August 24, 2010 8:36 AM

  Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck plans to give up two months pay while he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. He earns $140,000 a year and will give up $11,666 in pay for September and October. Buck says he'll stay in regular contact with his office while he campaigns... more »

• Primary Election: Senator waits to hear if he'll keep job

  August 10, 2010 8:18 AM

  Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is the latest incumbent senator battling for his job. Bennet faces former Colorado House speaker Andrew Romanoff in a primary challenge Tuesday marked by the anti-establishment mood seen in every corner of the nation. Republicans have their own outsider-versus-insider Senate story line. Former... more »

• Sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates

  August 9, 2010 11:09 AM

  It's sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates in primary elections. They're working the phones, waving signs on busy street corners and putting final touches on what they hope will be victory speeches Tuesday night. Democrats are focusing on Colorado Springs. That's because El Paso is the most populous Colorado... more »

• Colorado Democrats getting automated calls from Obama

  July 23, 2010 9:07 AM

  Colorado Democrats could be getting a phone call from the president this week. President Barack Obama taped an automated phone call asking Democrats to vote for Sen. Michael Bennet in his Aug. 10 primary against Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff. Obama says, "Michael may be new to politics, but... more »

• Colorado senators back EPA in global warming

  June 10, 2010 8:23 AM

  Colorado's two Democratic senators have affirmed support for federal environmental regulators as the Senate prepared to take its first vote on a measure some see as a test of the Senate's stand on climate change. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet both have vowed to vote against a Republican-led... more »

• Pikes Peak YMCA names new CEO

  May 21, 2010 10:26 AM

  The Pikes Peak YMCA named Dan Dummermuth as its next CEO. He'll replace Merv Bennett. Over the next eight months Dummermuth will serve as CEO Designate. Bennett and the Board of Directors will oversee the transition. Dummermuth has served as Senior Vice- President of Operations at the YMCA... more »

• Update: All-Clear on suspicious bag in Cripple Creek

  May 13, 2010 5:50 PM

  Update: Authorities have announced the "all-clear" on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek, where a suspicious bag sparked the shutdown of several blocks this afternoon. Authorities brought in the Colorado Springs Police Department's canine unit to investigate the suspicious bag. The bag was not threatening, and everything is back open... more »

• Oops! I'm in what state?

  February 19, 2010 12:35 PM

  President Barack Obama took some good-natured ribbing from the audience when he misidentified Gov. Bill Ritter as the "terrific governor of California." Obama's gaffe at a fundraiser for Sen. Michael Bennet caused laughter as Obama quickly caught his mistake Thursday. "Colorado, sorry," he said according to a White House... more »

• Energy Secretary Chu in Colorado Friday

  February 19, 2010 9:45 AM

  U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be in Colorado Friday for an summit on ways Colorado can create jobs in emerging clean energy. Chu, Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, Gov. Bill Ritter, entrepreneurs, energy and environment experts, will discuss successes and look for ways to grow the industry. more »

• President Obama raises money in Denver

  February 19, 2010 8:12 AM

  President Barack Obama attended two fundraising events in Denver for U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet Thursday. Obama praised Bennet during his visit Thursday, calling him an "agent of change" who knows how to make the private sector work. Bennet is facing a primary challenge from former Colorado House Speaker Andrew... more »

• Colorado getting $30 million for bark-beetle epidemic

  February 8, 2010 6:24 PM

  U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are getting $30 million to deal with the aftermath of the bark-beetle epidemic that have killed about 3.6 million pine trees in the state and southern Wyoming. U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Monday the funds are a sign federal officials... more »

• President Obama will campaign for Sen. Bennet

  January 28, 2010 1:51 PM

  The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in February to attend an event with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. White House spokesman Adam Abrams said Thursday that the details are still being worked out. Bennet was appointed by fellow Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter to... more »

• Andrew Romanoff affirms Senate bid

  January 19, 2010 2:49 PM

  Democrat Andrew Romanoff says he's going ahead with plans to challenge Sen. Michael Bennet for the party nomination this summer. Romanoff called reporters to his campaign headquarters Tuesday. Some speculated that Romanoff would drop out of the race, possibly to run for governor. Romanoff told reporters he briefly... more »

• Colorado senators introduce wilderness proposal

  November 11, 2009 7:35 AM

  U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are sponsoring a bill to declare about 61,000 acres in southwestern Colorado as federal wilderness and special management areas. The proposal by the Colorado Democrats is a companion to one introduced last month by Colorado congressman John Salazar. The San Juan Mountains... more »

• Free Pikes Peak Center Show: Tom Taylor, Jason Bennett

  November 10, 2009 12:19 PM

  If you're watching your budget but craving culture, the Pikes Peak Center has a deal for you this Thursday. How about free! Tom Taylor is an internationally known guitarist, composer and recording artist, and he is the jazz guitar instructor at Colorado College. His music is a hybrid of... more »

• President Obama endorses Bennet in Colorado Senate primary

  September 18, 2009 8:50 AM

  President Barack Obama is endorsing incumbent Michael Bennet in Colorado's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. In a statement released by the White House late Thursday Obama praised Bennet, whom he strongly considered asking to his secretary of education. The president's statement said in part: "Michael has had my full... more »