Bente Birkeland
Bente Birkeland has been reporting on state legislative issues for 萝莉少女 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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In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now? -
As demonstrations swirled around the Capitol five years ago, state lawmakers came together on a sweeping package of reforms that are still playing out. -
Uber threatened to stop operating in Colorado if House Bill 1291 became law. Lyft also urged the governor to veto the measure. -
The law takes effect in less than a year, but efforts to update it seem to have stalled out, at least for now.
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The Republican reconciliation bill includes a ten-year time out on just the kind of laws that Colorado is now struggling with. -
A lawsuit filed Monday argues the state is violating the right of local governments to shape how they grow and develop. -
The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they鈥檙e enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds. -
Rep. Jenny Willford's experience led her to push for both increased safety measures by rideshare companies and faster testing times at the state鈥檚 DNA labs. -
Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations. -
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