Bente Birkeland
Bente Birkeland has been reporting on state legislative issues for KUNC and Rocky Mountain Community Radio since 2006. Originally, from Minnesota, Bente likes to hike and ski in her spare time. She keeps track of state politics throughout the year but is especially busy during the annual legislative session from January through early May.
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Incidents keep happening at the statehouse that show lawmakers still have a ways to go in their quest to set a healthy workplace culture. -
Even many voters who support the president questioned the lengths his administration is going to to remove people from the country.
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State grants for transportation, infrastructure, energy projects and more will come with new housing policy requirements, starting this fall. -
There’s a vault at the State Capitol filled with $2 billion in lost treasures and unclaimed property belonging to generations of Coloradans. Some of it could even be yours. -
The thread was sparked by a photo that was later posted to social media, unleashing online harassment. -
Purplish takes a trip inside the treasure vault at the State Capitol. -
Voters in District 8 have various views on immigration, which are more complicated than mere political talking points. -
Now that lawmakers in D.C. are done, lawmakers in Colorado’s Capitol will have to figure out how to absorb its many cuts. -
The Republican budget law will have massive impacts on state finances, but most of them aren’t immediate. -
A man who once ran for county sheriff in Colorado was arrested for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail into a county clerk's office, appearing to target the county's voting machines.
