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Colorado Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, testifies before a Senate Education Committee hearing for SB-201, that Kerr sponsored. Kerr's dog, Angus, a black lab rescue, left, and his son, Griffin, 3, right, were at his side during testimony for the bill, which would have allowed shelter and rescue dogs and cats to be the official Colorado State pet. (Andy Cross, Denver Post file)

Andy Kerr becomes third Democrat to drop congressional campaign after Ed Perlmutter’s reversal

August 22, 2017 at 10:32 a.m.

State Sen. Andy Kerr on Tuesday morning became the third Democrat to leave the聽7th Congressional District race after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter's announcement Monday that he will run for re-election...

Brittany Pettersen ends her congressional campaign after Ed Perlmutter’s backtrack

August 21, 2017 at 3:35 p.m.

State. Rep. Brittany Pettersen ended her congressional campaign on Monday, hours after Ed Perlmutter announced he was backtracking and seeking another term in the U.S. House.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett speaks to a crowd during a town hall meeting at UCAR on Friday in Boulder.

Michael Bennet holding town hall Wednesday in Steamboat Springs

August 21, 2017 at 2:28 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has planned a town hall for Wednesday afternoon in Steamboat Springs.

Steve Bannon, who formerly ran Breitbart News and was Donald Trump's campaign CEO, is now Trump's chief strategist.

Michael Bennet on Steve Bannon’s exit: “He should never have worked there in the first place”

August 21, 2017 at 12:53 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet over the weekend said White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon's exit was something that should happened long ago and, moreover, that "he should never have worked...

Colorado Representative Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, gets a hug from Rep Brittany Petteren, D-Lakewood, following the vote on Senate Bill 11 in the Colorado House of Representatives in Denver on March 12, 2013.

Dominick Moreno suspends his congressional campaign as Ed Perlmutter runs for re-election

August 21, 2017 at 10:18 a.m.

State. Sen. Dominick Moreno has suspended his campaign for congress upon the news Monday morning that U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has decided to backtrack and run for re-election.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., greets attendees to the first annual Colorado Public Lands Day Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Golden.

Ed Perlmutter changes course and will run for re-election to Congress

August 22, 2017 at 1:33 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter has found the "fire in the belly" again -- or at least the desire to remain a member of Congress.

Need a building permit in Denver? Auditor says you can expect to wait — too long

August 17, 2017 at 4:26 p.m.

Long wait times to submit building-permit applications and a disorganized filing system are delaying development across Denver, the city's auditor says.

Lindsey Graham to Trump: “History is watching us all.”

August 18, 2017 at 10:43 a.m.

South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham told Donald Trump that "history is watching us all" in a series of early morning tweets blasting the presidents for his response to weekend...

A man walks in front of the Denver County Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse.

Denver County court system says it is “fully committed to financial transparency,” wants to meet with auditor

August 16, 2017 at 3:36 p.m.

Denver County Courts, in response to allegations by the Denver Auditor's Office that it refusing to be audited, says it is "fully committed to financial transparency" and that it wants...

President Donald Trump walks across the ...

Congressman Doug Lamborn says of Trump: “Statements that provide even indirect comfort” to white supremacists are wrong