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Bente Birkeland
Position: Colorado Public Radio

Funeral home scandals prompt new calls for regulation in Colorado

‘It is clear that the public is harmed by the general lack of regulation’

Colorado counties take steps to safeguard elections processes in the face of misinformation and threats

Under pressure from the forces of election misinformation and increased intimidation of election workers, clerks in Colorado’s two largest counties – Denver and El Paso – are rethinking how ...

Gun rights advocates have lost Colorado’s elections – but they may win the legal war

Just a decade ago, gun control debates at the state Capitol have come with high drama – long days of passionate testimony and loud protests. But this year, as the statehouse's majority Democ...

Colorado GOP files lawsuit to close its primary elections

Lawsuit also seeks to ease opt-out procedures that require three-fifths majority

‘Red Room of Doom’ put brakes on some progressive priorities in Colorado Legislature

Democrats controlled the House and Senate, but they don’t claim to have a ‘super majority’

Disability rights activists have ambitious goals for Colorado, from outdoor recreation to the halls of government

Supporters say it’s the most ambitious slate of proposals in recent history

Colorado clerks hope they’ve turned a corner on election disinformation

At their annual conference, election officials vow to win over doubters

A diverse slate of Colorado GOP candidates hopes to prove the party is more than ‘old white men’

Republicans focused on recruiting more people of color to run in state legislative races

In final hours of legislative session, GOP state lawmakers dig in on delay tactics

Representatives are asking for bills to be read out loud, in their entirety

New Colorado law bans open carry firearms near voting locations

Vote Without Fear Act was a priority election bill for Democrats

Colorado lawmaker drops gun in Capitol while hurrying to abortion vote

Witnesses call incident ‘reckless and scary’

Colorado secretary of state wants security amid threats

DENVER (AP) – Across the political spectrum, Colorado’s elected officials say they’re facing increasingly significant threats of violence and online harassment just for doing their jobs. No...