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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A jury in Douglas County has found a woman guilty of voter fraud for submitting ballots under the names of her deceased ex-husband and her son during the 2022 general election. -
The candidate for governor says Colorado should shift its map for Democrats to counter changes by red states. -
Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change. -
Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.
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But it's running short on cash, and lawmakers are going back to the ballot again, asking voters to increase that tax to fully fund the program. -
Colorado clerks are trying to calm fears of a 'MAGA takeover' of the state's election equipment supplier. -
This measure would allow the state to keep all of the money it's raised through a 2022 tax increase, instead of refunding some of it. -
This ballot measure would increase taxes on Coloradans making more than $300,000 a year to fund nutrition programs. -
More than a dozen Colorado cities at risk of losing out on state funding based on their housing policies. -
Attorneys for a Colorado Springs-based counselor argue that banning conversion therapy restricts the First Amendment rights of therapists.
