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• Romanoff announces plans to run for U.S. House

  February 2, 2013 11:39 AM

  Former Colorado Houser Speaker Andrew Romanoff, a democrat, has filed the necessary paper work and says he's running against republican Rep. Mike Coffman for Colorado's 6th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014. In a press release, Romanoff says the increased partisanship in Washington D.C.... more »

• Local jobs at stake in budget stalemate Play Video

  November 22, 2011 7:58 PM

  Thousands of local jobs are in jeopardy after the Congressional "Supercommittee" failed to agree on spending cuts. The stalemate triggered $1 trillion in automatic cuts to Medicare and defense spending. Economist Fred Crowley of Southern Colorado Economic Forum says any cuts in defense spending will have a direct, negative... more »

• Slow job growth worrying many

  July 9, 2011 12:19 AM

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics says only 18,000 jobs were created in the month of June. For some economists they say that's troubling because in order to work our way of the current recession we need to be adding 250,000 jobs each month. The unemployment rate is now up... more »

• Interior secretary to rally volunteers for Bennet

  August 30, 2010 8:18 AM

  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and about two dozen volunteers are kicking off a door-to-door campaign for Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Salazar came to his old campaign headquarters in Denver, where Democrats now are working the phones for Bennet, his successor. Salazar told the volunteers Sunday not to despair because... 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 »

• Bennet's campaign discusses homeowners' program

  June 16, 2010 9:13 AM

  U.S. Sen. Mike Bennet says he's looking for ways to resolve concerns about a program intended to help people make their homes more energy efficient. Some Colorado communities are questioning their involvement in the program called Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE. Communities provide loans to homeowners for improvements... more »

• Colorado GOP head: Obama administration tried bribe

  June 3, 2010 12:53 PM

  The head of Colorado's Republican Party is accusing the Barack Obama administration of offering an illegal bribe to try to head off a primary challenge to incumbent Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Dick Wadhams said Thursday that the administration broke the law when it tried to dissuade former House Speaker... more »

• Colorado's Chimney Rock pushed as national monument

  May 20, 2010 8:32 AM

  Members of Colorado's congressional delegation are supporting a bill that would make the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in southwest Colorado a national monument. The U.S. Senate's National Parks Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill Wednesday. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. John Salazar, both Colorado Democrats, are sponsoring... more »

• Democrats continue outsider squabble

  April 24, 2010 8:59 AM

  Democrats running for the Senate continue to squabble over who's the outsider in the primary contest. But Sen. Michael Bennet and former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff agreed to virtually every other topic in their second debate Friday in Colorado Springs. Romanoff started his remarks by chiding Bennet for accepting... 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 Springs receives $3.6 million grant

  September 11, 2009 12:37 PM

  Colorado Springs has been awarded a $3.6 million federal grant to perform energy audits and building retrofits in the residential and commercial sector; to develop and implement advanced building codes and inspections; and to create financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements. The money is from the American Recovery... more »