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Washington Correspondent 鈥� The Denver Post

Mark K. Matthews

Mark K. Matthews is a former Washington correspondent for The Denver Post.

The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services recently opened this facility in Texas to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children. The facility in Lakewood would be similar to this one.

Lakewood federal facility being readied for surge in child migrants

April 18, 2016 at 7:57 p.m.

Lakewood federal facility being readied for surge in child migrants

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 4:Ken Buck addresses the crowd after securing the 4th District U.S. Congressional seat during the Colorado GOP's election night event at the Hyatt Denver Tech Center at 7800 East Tufts Ave in Denver, CO on November 4, 2014.(Photo By Craig F. Walker / The Denver Post)

Colorado congressman Ken Buck endorses Ted Cruz for president

April 18, 2016 at 4:39 p.m.

Colorado congressman Ken Buck endorses Ted Cruz for president

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El Paso County’s Peg Littleton joins U.S. Senate race

January 19, 2016 at 5:08 p.m.

El Paso County's Peg Littleton joins U.S. Senate race

DENVER, CO - January 09: Colorado Rep. Jon Keyser, R-Jefferson County at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum January 09, 2015.

Jon Keyser announces 2016 Senate bid amid crowded Colorado field

May 22, 2016 at 6:10 p.m.

Jon Keyser announces 2016 Senate bid amid crowded Colorado field

The U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services houses unaccompanied minors in a facility in Naval Base Ventura Port Hueneme in California. This photo was taken June 10, 2014.

Officials fret over rushed plans to hold migrant children in Lakewood

April 18, 2016 at 7:05 p.m.

Officials fret over rushed plans to hold migrant children in Lakewood

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Latino vote in Colorado included in national survey

December 30, 2015 at 2:28 p.m.

Latino vote in Colorado included in national survey

Cory Gardner and his 11-year-old daughter, Alyson, work with a new "Star Wars" virtual-reality viewer in the kitchen of their home in Yuma. Joining them are Gardner's wife, Jaime, and their 1-year-old daughter, Caitlyn. Their son, 4-year-old Thatcher, is not pictured.

Cory Gardner uses rookie year to ‘establish’ himself in Senate

April 19, 2016 at 5:53 p.m.

Cory Gardner uses rookie year to 'establish' himself in Senate

DENVER, CO - APRIL 22: Glenn Haggstrom, left, Principal Executive Director, and Stella Fiotes, Executive Director, both from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, give testimony as U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman holds a "field hearing" at the State Capitol in Denver on the cost overruns and delays with the construction and completion of the VA Hospital in Aurora. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)

Congress seeks to shame former VA construction chief

April 19, 2016 at 5:57 p.m.

Congress seeks to shame former VA construction chief

The U.S. Highway 36 express lanes project heading has officially completed Phase One. Eastbound traffic flows under bridge Monday morning between Sheridan and Federal Blvds. (Photo by Steve Nehf / The Denver Post)

Federal highway bill tweak saves Colorado $43.7 million

April 19, 2016 at 4:51 p.m.

Federal highway bill tweak saves Colorado $43.7 million

Interior Sally Jewell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, before the House Natural Resources Oversight Committee hearing on the Animas River Spill in Colorado.

Congress calls for new Gold King Mine investigation

April 19, 2016 at 7:17 p.m.

Congress calls for new Gold King Mine investigation