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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Gov. Polis’ decision to commute the election-deniers’ sentence has reverberated through the political world. -
Peters was released from a women’s correctional facility in Pueblo as ordered by the governor. -
Gov. Polis has vetoed his first round of bills, including a measure that would require social media companies to work more closely with law enforcement. -
Coloradans are guaranteed to get a new governor in the fall. But first, five hopefuls have to convince voters they should represent their party in the midterms. -
The governor is barred from speaking at Democratic Party events or functions or attending as a featured guest. -
A formal complaint seeks to suspend Polis from speaking at state Democratic Party events. -
Budget pressures, policy compromises and intraparty tensions shaped this year’s session under Colorado’s Gold Dome. -
What lasting impacts did the legislature actually make this year? -
Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole on June 1, 2026.
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GOP gubernatorial candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer faced off in their first televised debate.
