Bente Birkeland
Bente Birkeland has covered Colorado politics and government since spring of 2006. She loves the variety and challenge of the state capitol beat and talking to people from all walks of life. Bente's work has aired on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, American PublicMedia'sMarketplace, and she was a contributor for WNYC's The Next Big Thing. She has won numerous local and national awards, including best beat reporting from the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. Bente grew up in Minnesota and England, and loves skiing, hiking, and is an aspiring cello player. She lives in Lakewood with her husband.
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The city of Pueblo, Colo. went for Donald Trump in 2016, but a diverse population and an activated base of working-class voters could flip it in 2020.
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Colorado’s annual legislative session will convene on Jan. 8 under the shadow of the impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the November election. Most of those same lawmakers
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The things that make Colorado's voting model so open are also the things slowing down ballot counting.
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As the House's public impeachment hearings start Wednesday, voters' reactions are all over the map. Some say the hearings are vital, others see a social media-driven partisan quest.
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People across the political spectrum had anxieties about the impeachment process and its effectiveness.
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TABOR caps how much tax money the state can keep and anything over the limit tied to inflation and population growth is returned to taxpayers.
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The marijuana industry is learning that it has political power that can be tapped — if they can find and rally their voters.
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“This industry does not forget when people are good to them,” said Kristi Kelly, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group.
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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s swift endorsement has Hickenlooper’s primary opponents up in arms
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The investigation of the former Denver Clerk and Recorder, and the resulting no-contact agreement in the workplace, have not previously been known to the public.