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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He reveled in his accomplishments, criticized the Trump administration and looked for common ground with Republicans. -
Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda. -
President Donald Trump has not been shy about his anger at Colorado leaders. -
Budget woes, intraparty drama and more, Colorado lawmakers head back to the statehouse with a lot on their plates. -
Colorado has about 20 new laws taking effect today.
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Rep. Monica Duran, one of the state’s top Democratic legislators, is surrounded by conservatives at home. -
Gov. Polis and Colorado’s U.S. senators decried the Trump administration’s denial of emergency recovery funds for the state. -
Gov. Polis signed an executive order aimed at curbing a mountain pine beetle outbreak in ponderosa forests along the front range. -
Most of Colorado’s independent voters distrust both major political parties and want Republicans and Democrats to be more moderate. -
President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban states from creating robust regulations around artificial intelligence is another potential roadblock for Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI law.
