Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet: I’m running for governor because Washington D.C. is too broken to answer Colorado’s needs

April 11, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

"Our best solutions to these challenges will not come from the broken politics practiced in Washington. They will come from us – and that’s why I am running for governor."

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances after finishing his remarks at a campaign rally at Ed Fry Arena in Indiana, Pa., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Droke)

Michael Bennet: Trump descends on Aurora with a visceral contempt for immigrants

October 11, 2024 at 6:30 a.m.

Donald Trump’s lies about Aurora have already been debunked. Yet, he persists in telling them in the hope that his dark and fearful version of our country will win him...

Bennet, Udall: Congress needs to do more to protect land and oceans

June 29, 2020 at 11:51 a.m.

Westerners have a special connection to the land. We are blessed with millions of acres of gorgeous and untamed beauty—snow-covered peaks, alpine lakes, mountain streams, wide open rural landscapes, and...

Members of the Colorado National Guard ...

Guest Commentary: Create a national health force to put recent graduates to work

May 16, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.

The Health Force would be the most ambitious public health campaign in American history. But consider this: each day we remain closed, the economy loses another $20 billion.

Senate Bill 19-225 attempts to lift a statewide prohibition against local governments implementing rent-control policies as frustrated renters expect more from lawmakers.

Bennet: Housing crisis will make it harder than ever to be home for the holidays

November 22, 2018 at 5:00 a.m.

Today, many of us will give thanks for the blessing of a safe and stable home. As we do, thousands of Coloradans will pass the night in a homeless shelter....

Tom Brusca, superintendent of Sky Blue ...

Bennet and Gardner: Coming together for public lands and the conservation fund that protects them

July 20, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.

For over half a century, the Land and Water Conservation Fund has used offshore energy revenues to conserve our water, and open spaces. But now it is in danger of...

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg eats lunch with students during a summer camp at Cowell Elementary School on July 18, 2016.

Bennet: Filling Boasberg’s shoes at DPS will be no easy task

July 17, 2018 at 2:27 p.m.

As Denver debates what our children need in their next superintendent, we should reflect on the progress that has been made under Tom Boasberg’s leadership.

Educators gather en masse wearing red ...

Bennet: Listening to our teachers

April 26, 2018 at 2:09 p.m.

Teachers are raising a range of demands, and we should listen to them, take the long view and invest in our state’s future. We know that to do this, we...

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act rally

Bennet: A public option would stabilize Obamacare without adding to the national debt

October 20, 2017 at 4:12 p.m.

Our proposal creates a public option that allows people to buy into Medicare. In time, this option would extend to individuals in everywhere and to small businesses without adding to...

In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo,

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House on Oct. 7. The Trump administration sent an immigration policy wish-list to Congress that includes overhauling the country's green-card system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building a wall along the southern border.

Bennet: Trump risks U.S. credibility by walking away from Iran agreement

October 11, 2017 at 4:50 p.m.

Not certifying absent credible evidence -- and against the advice of military advisers -- would isolate the United States and severely damage our credibility.

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