Michael Bennet

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Michael Bennet, Jane Norton To Attend Lobbyist Fundraiser At Same DC Townhouse

The Denver Post | Michael Riley | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jane Norton Fundraising, 2010, Sunlight Foundation, Lobbyists, Michael Bennet Fundraising, Colorado Senate Fundraising, Jane Norton, Michael Bennet, Fundraising, Denver News

Republican candidate Jane Norton was in town Monday for a big-money fundraiser at a Capitol Hill townhouse owned by partners of Williams & Jensen, a p...

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Mark Udall, Michael Bennet Sign Letter Supporting Exemptions In Cap And Trade For Coal

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Mark Udall, Cap and Trade, Herb Kohl, Amy Klobuchar, Coal, Waxman-Markey, Al Franken, Denver News

Colorado U.S. Sens Mark Udall and Michael Bennet with 12 other Senate Democrats signed onto a letter urging Senate leaders weighing climate legislatio...

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Michael Bennet, Jane Norton Tap Major Party Donors To Take Big Fund-Raising Lead

The Denver Post | Burt Hubbard | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, 2010, Colorado Senate, Tom Wiens, Jane Norton, Ken Buck, Denver News

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet raised about twice as much money as Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff during the three weeks that the two candidates were...

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Tom Wiens Announces Bid For U.S. Senate Seat

Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Frank Luntz, Denver, George Gorton, Tom Wiens, Jane Norton, Colorado Senate Race, Denver News

Throw one more name in the mix of challengers for Michael Bennet's Senate seat. Former State Senator Tom Wiens R-Castle Rock, a Douglas County ranche...

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Michael Bennet Fundraiser Hosted By Rahm Emanuel Takes In $628,000

The Denver Post | Michael Riley | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Andrew Romanoff, 2010, Chicago Fundraiser, Robin Carnahan, Rahm Emanuel, Michael Bennet Fundraising, Chris Dodd, Michael Bennet, Center for Responsive Politics, Denver News

Anyone looking for evidence of the priority the White House is making the election of Sen. Michael Bennet doesn't have to look much farther than a gli...

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For DPS, History Bites Back

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education Reform, Denver Public Schools, Tom Boasberg, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manual High School, School Reform, Small-Schools, Michael Bennet, Dps, Denver News

As Denver Public Schools struggles to pursue a consistent reform strategy, the district is encountering a multitude of obstacles, including repercussions from its history of failure.

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Your Best Employees In 2025 Are Finger Painting Today

Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education, Senate-Health-Education-Labor-and-Pensions-Committee, Achievement Gap, School Reform, Michael Bennet, Early Childhood Education, Education Reform, Early Learning Challenge Fund, Kindergarten, Education News, Denver News

It might take 15 years for today's finger painters to enter the workforce, but expanding early childhood education is an investment in the competitiveness of our county.

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Why Colorado Matters in the Health Care Debate

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Mark Udall, Health Care Reform, Senate, Public Option, Health Care, Bill Ritter, Colorado, Denver News

Colorado has often set an example for Washington to follow. But our fight in the Senate to pass meaningful health reform over the next few weeks won't be easy. We need to unite in this fight.

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Jane Norton Campaign Finance Report Boasts Impressive List Of National Republicans

Posted 10.22.2009 | Denver

Read More: Philip Anschutz, John McCain, Andrew Romanoff, Mitch McConnell, 2010, Colorado Senate, Jane Norton, Michael Bennet, Financial Disclosure Forms, Lindey Graham, Fund-Raising, Pac, John Kyl, Denver News

Despite only being in the race for less than a month, Republican Senatorial Candidate and former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton raised over half a mi...

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Public Option in Danger

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Michael Bennet, Mark Udall, Senate, Public Option, Health Care, Bill Ritter, Colorado, Politics News

There is no doubt that we have an historic opportunity to reform our health care system, once and for all. We believe the public option is a crucial part of any real reform of the health care system.

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Greeley, Colorado To Convert Methane From Cattle Manure Into Energy

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 10.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Weld County, Colin Peterson, Renewable Energy, Betsy Markey, Cattle, Methane, Michael Bennet, Cows, Greeley Colorado, Denver News

GREELEY, Colo. — The smell of manure hangs over Greeley as it has for half a century. These days it's more than just a potent reminder of the r...

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Michael Bennet Widens His Fund-Raising Lead With Another Million-Dollar Quarter

Posted 10.14.2009 | Denver

Read More: 2010, Ken Salazar, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Fund-Raising, Bill Ritter, Jane Norton, Denver News

Senator Michael Bennet became the lastof the major state-wide candidates to announce his third quarter fund-raising totals Tuesday. As expected, Benn...

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Michael Bennet Swaps Chief Of Staff Jeff Lane For Political Operative Guy Cecil

Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Dick Wadhams, Colorado, Jeff Lane, 2010, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Guy Cecil, Jane Norton, Denver News

Colorado Senator Michael Bennet has replaced his Chief of Staff, Jeff Lane, with long-time Democratic Party operative Guy Cecil, a former political di...

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Tikkun Olam -- Choosing Between Two Candidates

Nancy Cronk | Posted 10.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: United States Senate, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Mike Miles, Hillary Clinton, Ken Salazar, Barack Obama, Denver News

Ken Salazar, like Mike Miles, believed in "tikkun olam" (Hebrew for "saving the world"), but he also had great marketing. Lesson learned! But what about Bennet and Romanoff?

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Josh Penry, Bill Ritter Tout Third Quarter Fund-Raising Efforts

Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott McInnis, Josh Penry, Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor, 2010 Elections, Andrew Romanoff, Jane Norton, Michael Bennet, Sean Duffy, David Kenney, Denver News

Update: From the AP: Former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis says he raised nearly $550,000 for his gubernatorial campaign in the latest quarter, topping th...

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Diana DeGette The Leading Force Behind Controversial Legislation Expanding Protected Lands

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, Colorado Wilderness Network, Colorado, Hidden Gems, John Salazar, Diana DeGette, Michael Bennet, Jared Polis, National Forest, Denver News

For a decade now, Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver has been fighting an uphill battle to vastly increase the acreage of Colorado's public ...

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Andrew Romanoff Raises $200,000 In First 21 Days

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Senate, 2010, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Fundraising, Fec, Denver News

The campaign for U.S. Senate candidate-come-lately Andrew Romanoff said Tuesday that it had raised more than $200,000 in the 21 days he was eligible t...

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Unachievable Dreams?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education News Colorado, School Reform, Education, Race to the Top, Denver Schools, Arne Duncan, Michael Bennet, Education Reform, Colorado Schools, Denver News

Teaching has to become a profession that is seen as a viable career choice for capable, driven young people. Not only must it pay more, but the working conditions have to be attractive to the self-motivated and creative.

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About Sen. Michael Bennet's Funding Sources...

Wade Norris | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado Senate, 2010, Andrew Romanoff, Michael Bennet, Denver News

The Post is raising a point about whether voters will react to the news that Bennet is raising funds from firms that received bailout money.

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Michael Bennet's Wall Street Ties Bring Him Money, Criticism

The Denver Post | Mike Riley | Posted 10.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Philip Anschutz, U.S. Senate, Andrew Romanoff, Wall Street, George Soros, Senate Banking Committee, Harry Reid, Chris Dodd, Michael Bennet, Center for Responsive Politics, Senate, Denver News

WASHINGTON -- With a push in Congress to reform regulation over Wall Street, financial firms have been spending big, and among the major beneficiaries...

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Colorado Republicans Abandon Social Issues

Laura Chapin | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Abortion, Politics, Colorado, Republicans, Andrew Romanoff, Social Issues, Lynn Bartels, Bill Ritter, Michael Bennet, Denver News

It remains to be seen if this political kumbayah can survive a divisive Republican primary. The intolerant wing of the Republican party is notoriously intolerant of its own candidates.

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Denver Teachers Union Chief Takes Lays Out Issues With DPS Plan

Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tom Boasberg, Teachers Union, Charter Schiools, Michael Bennet, Denver Public Schools, Csap, Denver, Denver Teachers Union, Denver Teachers Association, Denver News

The 2009 Denver Plan developed by Denver Public Schools pins a lot of blame for the district's shortcomings on teachers -- the very teachers who agree...

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Now Is the Time

Sen. Michael Bennet | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Health Care Reform, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Politics News, Health Care, Public Option, Denver News

Families and small businesses in Colorado can't survive another decade in which health care costs rise by 97%, as they did over the last decade.

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New York Times Article On "Divided" Colorado Democrats

Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Latinos, Andrew Romanoff, New York Times, Colorado Senate, Obama, Colorado, Michael Bennet, New York Times Colorado Senate, 2010 Elections, Denver News

Former Speaker of the Colorado House Andrew Romanoff's recent announcement that he would challenge incumbent Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic...

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Is the Democratic Bench in Colorado Too Deep?

Laura Chapin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Senate Races, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Andrew Romanoff, Colorado-Senate-Primary, Colorado Politics, Democratic Primary, Colorado Democrats, Denver News

Thanks to the fact everyone wants to be on a winning team, Democrats have a full roster of fresh, smart, appealing candidates. Unfortunately, there are only so many seats available.

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