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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Colorado Republicans didn’t think things could get worse for them. During the midterms, they did, with Democrats flipping some congressional and statehouse seats. -
Purplish breaks down where Colorado politicians are getting their donations, and some of the less traditional ways one candidate is spending his campaign cash. -
Israel’s military actions in Gaza have motivated a portion of the Democratic base to demand a policy shift. Some worry the focus on Israel drowns out other priorities and fuels antisemitism. -
Trips to Las Vegas and Washington D.C., along with national TV appearances, may raise eyebrows, but aren’t a parole problem for the former clerk, according to Colorado’s Department of Corrections. -
Republican Gabe Evans and Democrat Manny Rutinel, who both want to represent the 8th Congressional District, had a lively and at times contentious debate in the most competitive Colorado race. -
“The scale of the violations are without precedent,” said one administrative hearing officer. -
In the second half of the Purplish live event, the temperature rises on reporters in the host seat as they try to make the many ballot questions more digestible. -
This year’s ballot is lengthy, very lengthy, and packed with thorny topics. -
Colorado Mesa University hosted the debates, which included candidates for statewide offices, statehouse races, and federal races. -
What’s on the mind of Colorado voters in different congressional districts heading into the midterms? Purplish hit the road to find out.
