Bente Birkeland
Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and KUNC. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser faced off in their first televised debate. -
Initiative 175, proposed by construction contractors, would ensure road fees are spent on road construction while the Legislature worries about losing money for core services. -
From banning masks for law enforcement to empowering civil liberties lawsuits, the legislature has considered a range of proposals this session. -
The new proposal would require companies to take more action around problem drivers. -
The winners of elections for legislative seats and statewide offices in November can expect to receive larger paychecks than elected officials get now. -
Boosting lawmaker pay during budget cuts isn’t a great look, but it’s exactly what’s set to happen next year. -
Party diehards got their say on who they want to see on the ballot. The Purplish team breaks down who made it through and what it means to pick candidates this way. -
A major elections bill seeks to curb the influence of potential federal election interference and would update Colorado's definition of disaster to include an election emergency. -
A bill to make it clear in state law that Colorado cities and towns are in charge of setting noise limits within their borders failed in a House committee by a single vote. -
Leaving an abusive partner is often extremely difficult, and dangerous. But research shows that when police ask the right questions, it can get a bit easier.
