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| Bente Birkeland | Howard Dean Checks out Mile High Stadium | Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says they’re still figuring out the logistics o... | 1:50 |   |
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| Steve Zelaznik | Interior Dept Endorses Oil Shale | The U.S. Department of Interior has issued draft guidelines to produce oil shale. The energy sourc... | 3:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Visits Arctic | Governor Bill Ritter has recently returned from a week long trip to the Norwegian arctic. He was t... | 1:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Roan Plateau Protests | Governor Bill Ritter has until the end of the month to decide if he’ll formally protest the federal ... | 2:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Udall and Schaffer's First Debate | Colorado’s two major party candidates for the state’s open U.S. senate seat held their first public ... | 3:23 | |
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| Steve Zelaznik | Interview with Amy Goodman | One of the most recognizable voices in the alternative media is Amy Goodman. Her motto for journal... | 2:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | A Conversation on Obesity | [EVERGREEN- CAN AIR THIS WEEK OR NEXT] A recent federal government survey on health and nutrition ... | 5:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Islam and Terrorism | [EVERGREEN- CAN AIR THIS WEEK OR NEXT] The Aspen Institute is hosting its annual Ideas Festival th... | 3:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Partisanship vs Bipartisanship | [EVERGREEN- CAN AIR THIS WEEK OR NEXT] Both of the candidates running for president have pledged t... | 2:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Bob Wise- Education Q and A | [EVERGREEN- CAN AIR THIS WEEK OR NEXT] According to the U.S. Department of Education about 22 perce... | 5:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Nursing Shortage | [Can air whenever] Healthcare coverage continues to be a hot button issue. The number of nurses in... | 2:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Hearing on New Oil and Gas Rules | Hundreds of people filled the Paramount theatre in downtown Denver on Monday for a public hearing ... | 3:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Right to Work | [CUT UNDERWRITING IF AIRING NEXT WEEK] Pro union groups and businesses are likely headed for a show... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmaker Criticizes Handling of Pinon Canyon Fire SPOT | A Democratic state representative is asking the U.S. army to explain why it didn’t react faster to a... | 1:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor's Transportation Panel Meets | The Governor’s transportation panel reconvened on Tuesday to come up with specific recommendations... | 3:10 | |
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| Steve Zelaznik | Oil and Gas Commission Hearing in Grand Junction | Members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission took a beating from lawmakers and the p... | ...Im Steve Zelaznik | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Kids Count Report | According to a new report from the Colorado Children’s Campaign – the state has the highest increa... | 3:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | More Kids in the Woods | The U.S. Forest Service has long tried to get kids outside and away from computers, TVs and video ... | 3:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Signs Final Bills | Governor Ritter signed the last handful of bills to come out of this year’s legislative session. One... | 2:47 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Democratic Convention Fundraising | A new report from the non-partisan watchdog group the Campaign Finance Institute shows that Denver... | 3:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | GOP State Convention | Former Massachusetts Governor Mit Romney's keynote address over the weekend at the state Republica... | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Mountain Arsenal | The U.S. Army and Shell Oil Company have finally settled a quarter century old lawsuit with the stat... | 2:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Mountain Arsenal SPOT | Colorado’s quarter century old lawsuit against the Federal government and Shell Oil has finally co... | 00:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama Visits Colorado School | Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama outlined his education policy at a high school in the ... | 3:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McCain in Colorado | The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain was in Colorado today (on Tue... | 3:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | First Day of Libertarian National Convention | [MUST AIR FRIDAY] Thursday kicked off the start of the Libertarian National Convention in Denver. F... | 3:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Tornado Spot | A tornado in northern Colorado has left buildings without electricity, shut down roads and schools ... | 00:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | National Libertarian Party Convention | The Democrats aren’t the only National Convention coming to Denver this summer. The Libertarian pa... | 2:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Democratic Convention | Thousands of Democrats descended on Colorado Springs last weekend for the State Democratic Convent... | 3:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Gail Schwartz Interview | Democratic state senator Gail Schwartz from Snowmass village recently completed her second legisla... | 4:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Personhood Amendment | A citizen initiative that would define personhood as starting from the moment of fertilization is on... | 2:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Checkers | [CAN AIR ANY TIME THIS MONTH] Sixty six year-old John Cardie is on a one man crusade to get more k... | 4:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers debated hundreds bills, heard hours of testimony and now Colorado’s 119 day legislative ... | 6:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Gridlock | Governor Bill Ritter has finished his second legislative session since getting elected to office. So... | 3:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Session is Over | State lawmakers wrapped up their 120-day legislative session yesterday (onTuesday). A day earlier ... | 3:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Personhood Initiative | [CAN AIR ANY TIME THIS WEEK] Backers of a proposed initiative to amend Colorado's constitution to ... | 3:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Constitutional Reform | State lawmakers are pushing ahead with a measure In the final hours of the legislative session that ... | 2:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers debated hundreds of bills this legislative session, but there’s one key issue that didn’t ... | 5:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Gay Rights Measure Moves Forward | A measure that aims to protect gay, bisexual and transgendered people from business and housing di... | 1:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Protective Orders | A measure that aims to make it easier to prosecute people who violate orders of protection has cle... | 2:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Testing for High School Students | Colorado high school students would no longer need to take the annual school assessment tests know... | 2:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | It's nearing the end of the state’s 120 day legislative session. There’s still a lot of work to do a... | 5:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Farm Worker Measure Moves Forward | Lawmakers in the senate agriculture committee unanimously passed a bill that would make it easier ... | 2:40 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Insurance Rate Regulation | Colorado has some of the highest health insurance premiums in the country. A bill making its way t... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Climate Change Laws | Governor Bill Ritter signed a package of climate change executive orders on Tuesday to mark the ce... | 2:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Foreclosure Prevention Week | Colorado is beefing up efforts to target communities with high foreclosure rates. The Governor has ... | 2:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR MONDAY] The final weeks of the legislative session could bring one of the biggest battles ... | 5:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | ACTs Bump CSAP in Governor's Education Plan | The state’s school assessment tests known as the CSAP could be fazed out of Colorado high schools ... | 3:05 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Child Welfare Committee | Governor Bill Ritter signed an executive order on Wednesday that could lead to an overhaul of the ... | 3:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor's Campaign Violates Campaign Finance Laws | Governor Bill Ritter released documents yesterday (on Tuesday) that show his campaign violated cam... | 2:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Solar in Colorado | Promoting the use of renewable energy has been a cornerstone of Governor Bill Ritter’s administrat... | 4:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Sunday Liquor Sales | Starting in July Coloradan’s will be able to buy alcohol on Sunday thanks to a bill signed by Gove... | 1:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK] Education, healthcare, transportation. You might call these the bread an... | 6:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Water Supply [USE THIS VERSION] | Housing developers would be required to show cities they have enough water for the homes they buil... | 2:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Housing Development Water Bill | Housing developers would be required to show cities they have enough water for the homes they buil... | 2:28 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Purple Heart | Purple heart veterans will not get free college tuition in Colorado. A bill that would’ve done so fa... | 00:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | DNC Briefing | Organizers of this summer's Democratic National Convention in Denver say planning and logistics ha... | 1:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Affordable Textbooks Signed into Law | Governor Bill Ritter signed a new law on Tuesday aimed at making college textbooks more affordable... | 2:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | School Finance Act | Democrats at the state capitol say this year’s school finance act should help level the playing fiel... | 2:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK] The state’s 66th legislative session is about three quarters of the way f... | 5:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Denver TV for Southwest Colorado | Residents of southwestern Colorado have long been fed up that they’re blocked from receiving Denve... | 2:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Federal Mineral Lease Bill Introduced | A bi-partisan group of state lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would set aside money fr... | 2:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Senate Debates State Budget | Democratic lawmakers in the state senate yesterday (Wednesday) shot down repeated attempts by Repu... | 3:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Jobs Cabinet | Governor Bill Ritter formally convened the state’s first ever jobs cabinet on Tuesday. The 40 memb... | 2:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Oil and Gas Rules | A proposal that would require Colorado to regulate oil and gas drilling for environmental and health... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR MONDAY or TUESDAY] State representatives have passed Colorado’s 17.6 billion dollar budget... | 5:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Interstate 70 Toll | A senate transportation committee has backed a Republican proposal to use tolls on a portion of in... | 3:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmakers Debate State Budget | Passing a budget is the only thing the state constitution requires lawmakers to do during their 120 ... | 3:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Conservation Easements | [Can air any time in the next week] In western Colorado's Garfield County, ranchers are banding t... | 3:59 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Severance Tax Ballot Measure | Increasing the severance tax rate for Colorado’s booming energy industry gained more traction on T... | 3:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bill Readers | It was common practice in the 18th century for statehouses across the country to have people read ... | 4:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK] The Governor recently unveiled his proposal to change school standards. ... | 5:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voting Reversal | State leaders have backed off a plan to switch to paper ballots for the presidential election. The ... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Education Standards | Governor Bill Ritter unveiled a long awaited proposal on Wednesday to reform school standards. Th... | 3:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | No New Film Incentives for Colorado | Hollywood won’t be coming to Colorado any time soon. State lawmakers defeated a bill on Tuesday th... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR THIS WEEK OR NEXT] New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation in the wake of a prostitu... | 6:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Malpractice Measure Delayed | State Lawmakers have delayed voting on a bill that would let injured and disfigured patients sue ... | 3:24 | |
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| Kirk Siegler | Easements and Open Space | Nearly a million acres of open space in Colorado has been protected through a popular program that... | 3:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR ANY TIME NEXT WEEK] A bi-partisan group of lawmakers wants to make it more difficult for ... | 5:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Democratic Convention Q and A | [CAN AIR ANY TIME NEXT WEEK] The race for the Democratic presidential nomination shows no signs of... | 5:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Severance Taxes for Local Communities | Some local communities say they’re not getting their fair share of the money generated from the oil ... | 2:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Rules | During a hearing on Wednesday lawmakers from both parties expressed their concerns over new rules ... | 3:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | severance tax re-post | [USE THIS VERSION] Momentum is building both in and outside the Colorado Legislature to raise the ... | 4:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Severance Tax Debate | [CAN AIR ANY TIME IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS] Momentum is building both in and outside the Colorado Le... | 4:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Sunday Liquor Sales Moving Forward | Liquor sales on Sunday may soon be the new reality in Colorado. After years of fighting to block the... | 3:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Paper Ballot Hearing | Election officials from across Colorado came to the capitol on Monday to oppose a bill that would ... | 4:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | On Monday Colorado lawmakers will hear a bill that would require the state to run a primarily all ... | 5:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Child Sex Abuse Bill | The house judiciary committee is expected to vote on Wednesday (March 5th) on a bill that would gi... | 3:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Black History Month | Friday marks the end of black history month, and Colorado has had some historic firsts this year w... | 4:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Paper Ballot Bill | A bi-partisan group of state lawmakers unveiled a long awaited bill that will determine how Colora... | 3:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Care Update | Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has backed away from earlier pledges to expand health care coverage ... | 4:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lobbyist Gift Ban in Effect | Colorado’s controversial ethics in government law is now back in play. On Monday the state supreme... | 2:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR MONDAY] Key education proposals from legislative leaders have recently started gaining tr... | 6:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | School Innovations | A bill to allow public schools the flexibility to be more innovative passed unanimously out of the ... | 2:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Healthy Beverages | Colorado students would no longer be able to buy sugary sodas from high school vending machines, u... | 2:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Sustainable Developments | A bill that would require developers to show they can provide enough water for the homes they buil... | 2:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Youth Council | The days when kids were told to be seen and not heard may be long gone, but lawmakers at the capit... | 2:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McElhany Profile | Term limits are forcing out some of the state’s top leaders from both parties. The highest ranking ... | 4:44 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The state’s legislative session is about a third of the way through and we’re only now just starting... | 6:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Unsafe Schools | Educators from around Colorado were at the Capitol on Thursday testifying in favor of a bill to fix ... | 3:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor's New Health Proposal | Governor Bill Ritter announced plans to reform the state’s health care system on Wednesday. The pl... | 3:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Romanoff Profile | Dedicated, intelligent – and fair. That’s how friends and colleagues describe outgoing Democratic ... | 5:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Forest Health | Governor Bill Ritter signed an executive order on Tuesday creating the Colorado Forest Health Advi... | 1:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cover All Kids Week | An estimated 160 thousand children in Colorado don’t have health insurance and the Governor has pl... | 2:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Colorado lawmakers have scored a hat trick this legislative session when it comes to scandals. Rep... | 5:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Affordable College Textbooks | A bill aimed at making college textbooks more affordable cleared a senate committee on Thursday. A... | 3:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Net Metering | State lawmakers have taken up a bill that would provide more incentives for people to use solar pa... | 2:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Homeland Security Office | Governor Bill Ritter signed an executive order on Monday creating a new Colorado homeland security... | 1:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Republican lawmakers and two Democrats told Governor Bill Ritter in a letter that new rules for is... | 4:28 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Care Reform Report | Colorado lawmakers got their first look at a long awaited report from the state’s 208 healthcare c... | 3:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health care preview | [MUST AIR THURSDAY MORNING] Health care reform takes center stage today at the Colorado Legislatu... | 4:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama in Colorado | Presidential politics took center stage in Colorado yesterday (WEDNESDAY) at the University of Den... | 3:47 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Credit Score Bill Fails | For the third time in recent years a bill to stop insurance companies from using a person’s credit ... | 2:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | School Safety | Governor Bill Ritter is touting a new bill aimed at making the state’s schools safer to prevent an... | 2:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | [CAN AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK] State lawmakers are poised to start tackling healthcare reform. Be... | 4:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Representative Douglas Bruce Punished | Republican Representative Douglas Bruce is making history at the Colorado statehouse, but not the ... | 3:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Paper Ballots for Presidential Election | Governor Bill Ritter said on Wednesday Colorado will hold an all paper ballot election in the 2008 ... | 3:11 | |
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