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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.

Construction workers take a lunch break as they work on the Aurora VA hospital project,

House leaders: Money for Aurora VA hospital unlikely

April 23, 2016 at 10:28 p.m.

House leaders: Money for Aurora VA hospital unlikely

House Speaker John Boehner talks to reporters after the weekly GOP caucus meeting.

Deal on Aurora VA hospital remains elusive

April 23, 2016 at 6:10 a.m.

Deal on Aurora VA hospital remains elusive

Chris Bantner, a managing partner with Kiewit-Turner crosses a pedestrian bridge at the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, April 18, 2015. The bridge connects the Diagnostic and Treatment building to Inpatient Building South.

Aurora VA hospital project spooked subcontractors, causing cost hikes

April 24, 2016 at 9:36 a.m.

Aurora VA hospital project spooked subcontractors, causing cost hikes

U.S. senators, staff, and other law makers inspect the new VA hospital construction site in Aurora, April 24, 2015. The hospital's $604 million construction budget and now is expected to cost $1.73 billion.

Deal to fund Aurora VA hospital hits a wall; work stoppage possible

April 24, 2016 at 4:05 a.m.

Deal to fund Aurora VA hospital hits a wall; work stoppage possible

In this file photo from 2013, Sen. Michael Bennet, left, is seen with President Barack Obama as they board Air Force One.

Michael Bennet in the middle of Democratic fight over trade

April 23, 2016 at 4:19 a.m.

Michael Bennet in the middle of Democratic fight over trade

Morgan Carroll

Morgan Carroll considering run for Mike Coffman seat

April 24, 2016 at 8:07 a.m.

Morgan Carroll considering run for Mike Coffman seat

File - In this Oct. 23, 2013 file photo, a marijuana plant matures at a growing facility, in Denver. Colorado lawmakers started work Thursday, April 9, 2015 on a proposal to allow people on probation or parole to use medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)

Supreme Court asks fed lawyer for opinion on fight over pot

October 2, 2016 at 5:06 p.m.

Supreme Court asks fed lawyer for opinion on fight over pot

An aerial photo Friday shows the construction site of the new VA hospital.

VA watchdog never finished an inquiry into Aurora hospital

April 25, 2016 at 6:42 a.m.

VA watchdog never finished an inquiry into Aurora hospital

Construction managers accompany members of the media during a tour of the new Veterans Administration hospital complex, which is under construction, in Aurora, Colo., just east of downtown Denver, Saturday April 18, 2015. Plumbers, electricians and drywall installers are still at work on the budget-busting Denver veterans hospital, even as the Veterans Affairs Department tries to coax another $830 million from Congress to finish the project, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

VA mess in Aurora likely to affect other projects nationwide

April 25, 2016 at 12:40 a.m.

VA mess in Aurora likely to affect other projects nationwide

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative in 2014 in downtown Denver.

Hillary Clinton to skip Denver hosting of Clinton Global Initiative

April 25, 2016 at 12:51 a.m.

Hillary Clinton to skip Denver hosting of Clinton Global Initiative