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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Makes First Appearance After Accident | Governor Bill Ritter is back to work at the capitol after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident l... | 2:39 |   |
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| Bente Birkeland | Insurance Bill Clears State Senate | After a heated debate, the state senate has cleared a bill that aims to crack down on insurance c... | 3:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Amazon Fires Back at State | Amazon dot com is firing its affiliate marketers in Colorado just one week after a new law went into... | 4:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The legislature has recently passed a bill requiring large electric utilities to get 30 percent of t... | 5:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmakers Debate Marijuana Dispensaries | Medical marijuana advocates packed a state capitol hearing on Thursday, blasting a bill that would ... | 3:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Race to the Top | Colorado is one of sixteen states - and the only western state - selected as part of a national co... | 1:31 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Republican Budget Bill Killed in Committee | A Republican proposal calling for across the board budget cuts got it's first and final hearing at t... | 3:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lifetime State Parks Pass for Seniors | Lawmakers at the capitol are arguing over a bill that may effect many of them, or their parents. The... | 3:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Ed Cuts and a Student Vote | A bill to give students a vote on the board of Governors at Colorado State University initially clea... | 3:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Toxins in Personal Care Products Fails in House | A measure that would ban certain toxins and carcinogens from cosmetics and shampoos failed by a 7 ... | 1:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Healthcare Overview | Healthcare legislation may be in limbo at the federal level after intense partisan fighting, but sta... | 4:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Regulations One Step Closer to Law | Regulations aimed at eliminating fraud in the state’s booming medical marijuana industry are makin... | 1:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | We’re about a third of the way through the state’s legislative session. Bente (BEN tuh) Birkeland ... | 6:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Child Welfare Bill Introduced | Lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to make it easier to file complaints against the ... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Signs Tax Exemption Bills | Governor Bill Ritter signed a controversial package of bills on Wednesday to eliminate tax exempti... | 1:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Full Strength Beer Fails | For the second year in a row, the state legislature has denied convenience stores the right to sell ... | 3:47 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ethics Investigation Changes | The house of representatives is changing how it handles ethics complaints filed against lawmakers. ... | 1:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Gov Signs PERA Bill | Governor Bill Ritter signed one of his top legislative priorities into law on Tuesday, a measure tha... | 1:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Unaffiliated Candidates | The state legislature’s only unaffiliated representative is mounting an effort to make it easier for... | 1:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Police Searches | A measure that aims to protect citizens from questionable police searches during routine traffic s... | 3:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Apologies, which lawmakers apologize and which don’t. Who should and who shouldn’t, and what does ... | 5:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Repeat Bills | [CAN AIR ANY TIME IN THE NEXT WEEK] Each legislative session has its new issues for state lawmaker... | 4:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Unveils Budget Plan | On Thursday Governor Bill Ritter announced his latest proposal to help fill an additional 300 millio... | 2:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rural Degree Measure Clears Senate Committee | A bill to make it easier for people in rural Colorado to get a four year college degree easily clear... | 2:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Democratic Senate Candidate Debate | Democratic U.S. senate candidates Andrew Romanoff and Michael Bennet held their first debate of th... | 2:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rafting Bill Clears House | Colorado lawmakers are one step closer to clearing up a decades old law on whether whitewater raft... | 3:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | For the past several years grocery and convenience stores in Colorado have been fighting for the r... | 5:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Republicans Oppose Renewable Energy Measure | The Governor’s renewable energy bill requiring utilities to get 30 percent of their energy from re... | 2:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Tax Exemption Bills Clear Senate | The state senate has cleared 9 measures that would eliminate millions of dollars in business tax e... | 1:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Full Strengh Beer at Convenience Stores | Convenience stores in Colorado are one step closer to being able to sell full strength beer. It mark... | 4:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Seat Belt Restrictions Scaled Back | State lawmakers are once again moving away from efforts to make not wearing a seat belt a primary ... | 3:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | River Rafting Protections Clears First Hurdle | State lawmakers are hoping to put to rest a longstanding debate about whether whitewater rafters c... | 4:05 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rural College Degrees | [CAN AIR ANY TIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS CHECK WITH ME AS INTRO MAY NEED TWEAKING] Lawmakers will so... | 4:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Bills to eliminate roughly 140 million dollars in business tax exemptions have dominated discussio... | 5:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Republicans Propose More Pay Cuts for State Workers | Republicans are fighting back at accusations they haven't offered real solutions to help fill the ... | 3:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Pushes Higher Renewable Energy Standard | Renewable energy has been a hallmark of Governor Bill Ritter's administration and today (Friday) l... | 1:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pot Ballot | Medical marijuana advocates say they’ll go directly to voters this fall, if lawmakers don’t amend ... | 00:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Business Tax Exemption Debate Heads to Senate | It's now up to the state senate to tackle a controversial package of business tax exemptions. The ... | 1:40 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Medical Marijauna Bill Introduced | State lawmakers are introducing a bill today (Wednesday) that would put a one year moratorium on n... | 1:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Regulations Pass State Senate | The state senate has cleared a bill to crack down on doctor fraud for medical marijuana prescripti... | 1:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Tax Bills Clear House After Long Debates | After roughly 30 hours of debate, state lawmakers cleared a slew of bills on Monday that would eli... | 4:05 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers are entering their third full week of the legislative session (starting Monday Feb1st) and... | 5:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmakers Tackling Big Items Early in Session | [SHOULD AIR MONDAY] Lawmakers wrapped up an action filled week tackling big ticket items such as m... | 3:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Business Groups and Democrats Clash | The fight over Governor Ritter’s proposal to eliminate roughly 130 million dollars in business tax ... | 4:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Businesses Fight Tax Hikes | State lawmakers also got an earful yesterday from business interests; who are fighting a slate of ... | 2:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Regulations Clear First Hurdle | A measure aimed at cracking down on abuse in the state's medical marijuana system easily cleared a... | 4:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | PERA Bill Clears Senate Committee | The senate finance committee cleared a bill that would lower benefits and increase the retirement ... | 4:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | PERA Preview | The senate finance committee is set to hear a signature piece of Governor Bill Ritter’s legislative ... | 2:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Fort Lewis College Tuition Bill Scrapped | A Democratic state lawmaker formally withdrew a controversial measure that would've changed the Am... | 3:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | A long awaited medical Marijuana measure was recently introduced into the state senate. Bente (BEN ... | 5:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Kids Outdoors Campaign | Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien released a new report on Thursday that aims to get more Colorado chil... | 1:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced | A bill that would regulate how Colorado doctors prescribe medical marijuana was introduced on Wedn... | 2:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Jim Martin Awaits Full Senate Confirmation Hearing | The senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee unanimously voted to confirm Jim Martin as ... | 1:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado's Race to the Top Application | Colorado's education officials are hoping to win a nearly 400 million dollar federal race to the top... | 3:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Romanoff Still in Senate Race | Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff says he’s still a candidate in the US Senate Race… and h... | 00:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Race to the Top (SPOT) | Applications were due today (Tuesday) for the federal race to the top grants. The grants will pump ... | 00:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Colorado's legislature is back in session and so is our cpitol conversation series. State house co... | 5:46 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ritter's Final State of State Address | Governor Bill Ritter delivered his final state of the state address in front of a joint session of t... | 3:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ritter State of State Address (SPOT) | Governor Bill Ritter touted his administration’s accomplishments and his personal goals for the le... | 00:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Legislature Convenes | Lawmakers kicked off the state’s annual 120 day legislative session on Wednesday. The day included... | 4:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Session Kick Off (SPOT) | Colorado’s 4 month legislative session began on Wednesday. This year’s themes center on job creati... | 1:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview SPOT | Democratic leaders and Governor Bill Ritter are pledging to focus on jobs and economic recovery d... | 1:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Hickenlooper Enters Race for Governor | Denver mayor John Hickenlooper has entered the race to become Colorado's next Governor. The Democ... | 3:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medicaid Cuts | Cutting Medicaid reimbursement rates is just one way state leaders hope to balance a one and a hal... | 4:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Employee Budget Cuts | Colorado is facing a budget shortfall of 1.5 billion dollars for this and last year’s budget cycle. ... | 4:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers are gearing up for the state’s legislative session which begins on Jan 13th. We return to ... | 5:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation-Medical Marijuana | The state’s legislative session convenes on Jan 13th, and we also return to our capitol conversation... | 5:51 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Brandon Shaffer Legislative Q and A | Colorado’s annual legislative session begins January 13th. State capitol correspondent Bente (BEN ... | 6:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Josh Penry Legislative Q and A | Lawmakers are gearing up for the state’s annual legislative session which begins January 13th. State... | 6:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmakers and Gov. React to Economic Revenue Forecast | Lawmakers and the Governor are cautiously optimistic about the legislature’s latest economic forec... | 2:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | December Economic Forecast SPOT | Job growth and increased consumer spending were bright spots in the state’s latest revenue foreca... | 1:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Raises Question of Physician Fraud | According to figures released by the State Health Department 5 doctors are responsible for issuing ... | 1:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Funding Talks | University presidents from across Colorado gathered at the state capitol to discuss higher education... | 3:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Review SPOT 2 | A new commission to study funding for higher education is gearing up to meet early next year. Gove... | 00:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Review SPOT 1 | Governor Bill Ritter is creating a commission to review how to pay for Colorado’s public colleges ... | 00:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana Legislative Preview | [CAN AIR ANY TIME IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ABSENT MAJOR MED MARIJUANA CHANGES] Legislative leaders fro... | 4:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview 2010 | The state’s budget woes dominated a look ahead to the legislative session on Monday. Lawmakers are... | 2:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Romanoff Healthcare Talk | Democratic U.S. senate candidate Andrew Romanoff met with medical school students and faculty at t... | 3:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bark Beetle Money for Colorado | On Tuesday the U.S. Forest Service announced 40 million dollars to help fight the bark beetle epid... | 2:59 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview Q and A | Lawmakers are gearing up for the state’s annual legislative session which begins the second week o... | 4:31 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview Q and A | Lawmakers are gearing up for the state’s annual legislative session which begins the second week o... | 4:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Texting and Driving Ban | Starting today (Tuesday) Colorado drivers will face a fifty dollar fine if caught sending text messa... | 1:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Medical Marijuana and Media Advertising | Colorado’s booming medical marijuana industry is doing more than just benefiting dispensaries that... | 5:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bark Beetle Bill Introduced- from KDNK | Bark beetles continue to be a problem in Colorado and the Western US. The bug kills trees by intro... | 3:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Ski Resorts Embrace New Helmet Policies | Colorado’s ski industry is gearing up for the season and this year some of the biggest resorts are ... | 4:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Copper Mountain to be Sold (SPOT) | Intrawest, which owns Whistler Blackcomb, the co-host of the 2010 Olympics announced Tuesday that ... | 00:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | First Lady Visits Colorado | Female celebrities, leaders in science and industry, and White House Cabinet members helped first ... | 2:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Presented to Lawmakers | Governor Ritter formally presented his plan to cut 1 billion dollars from the state budget to lawm... | 2:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Penry Not Ready to Endorse Former GOP Rival | Senate Minority leader Josh Penry blasted someone for telling the Washington Post he was dropping ... | 1:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Penry Drops out of Governor's Race | Republican senate minority leader Josh Penry of Grand Junction has dropped out of the 2010 Governo... | 1:44 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts Unveiled | Governor Bill Ritter announced cuts to K-12 education, Medicaid, and higher education as part of h... | 2:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Education Budget Cuts Preview (SPOT) | Governor Bill Ritter warned educators on Thursday to brace for budget cuts in the state’s K through ... | 1:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Natural Gas and Governor's Race (USE THIS VERSION) | The Governor’s race is just under a year away but some clear election themes are emerging. Among t... | 6:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Natural Gas and the Governor's Race | The Governor’s race is just under a year away but some clear election themes are emerging. Among t... | 6:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Budget Unveiled | Governor Bill Ritter delivered the transportation budget for next fiscal year to lawmakers on Mond... | 1:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Coors Classic | Some of the biggest names in cycling are behind efforts to bring the country’s first international ... | 4:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts (LONGER VERSION) | Higher education was spared in the latest round of state budget cuts, but Governor Bill Ritter says ... | 1:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts (SPOT) | Cuts to Medicaid providers and county social services are part of the Governor’s latest round of ... | 00:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Additional Furough Days for State Workers (SPOT) | State workers will face four additional furlough days next year according to an email sent from the ... | 00:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Workplace Violence State Policy | Colorado’s state government is creating a new set of trainings and standards aimed at preventing ... | 2:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Homeland Security Secretary Addresses Police Chiefs | The nation’s top law enforcement officials spoke to police officers from around the country in Den... | 3:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voting Equipment Certificaiton Rules | The state is updating how it certifies voting machine equipment in preparation for future elections.... | 2:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voting Machine Certification Rules | The state is updating how it certifies voting machine equipment in preparation for future elections.... | 2:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Task Force Recommends Overhauling State's Child Welfare System | A new report recommends overhauling Colorado’s child welfare system, and shifting much of the cont... | 4:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Department of Energy Report (SPOT) | Colorado will receive about 34 million dollars from the federal recovery act for renewable energy ... | 00:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Veterans Green Jobs Update | A new program to train veterans from across the country to work in green jobs has gotten off to an ... | 4:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Responds to Economic Forecast | Colorado is facing another 240 million dollar revenue shortfall based on the latest economic forec... | 3:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Economic Forecast [SPOT CORRECTED] | [PLEASE USE THIS VERSION] Colorado is facing a 240 million dollar revenue shortfall according to ... | 00:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Economic Forecast [SPOT] | Colorado is facing a 240 million dollar revenue shortfall according to the latest economic forecast ... | 00:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Green Public Housing | Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced a 300 million dollar Recovery Act ... | 3:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Andrew Romanoff Kicks off Senate Campaign | State Democrats knew there would be a fight from Republicans during next year’s senate race. The o... | 3:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Roadless Rule Update | Colorado’s proposal to protect millions of acres of roadless national forest lands has taken another... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado DNR Director to Head U.S. Forest Service | The Obama administration has tapped the head of Colorado's Department of Natural Resources to be t... | 3:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Taxes | Several energy rich counties in western Colorado say the state is under valuing oil and gas equi... | 5:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts Rally | Furloughed state workers and advocates for the poor staged a protest against deepening cuts to the ... | 1:40 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New School Buildings | Broken well pumps, leaky roofs, mold, dilapidated buildings. These are just some of the problems p... | 4:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Durango Land Swap | A controversial proposal to swap forest service land in southwestern Colorado shows no signs of le... | 3:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Care Cuts | Community Health Centers and physicians are still grappling with budget cuts announced by the Gove... | 3:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts Announced | Governor Bill Ritter announced the latest round of state budget cuts on Tuesday. He’s proposing to ... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Budget Committee Member | A staunch fiscal conservative has been tapped by the house minority leader to serve on Colorado’s ... | 1:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Wind Jobs | A German Wind Turbine Manufacturer announced that it’s moving its North American headquarters from... | 1:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New West Summit | Democratic leaders and party activists kicked off a two day meeting in Denver to highlight western ... | 2:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Project New West Preview | National Democratic leaders, activists and conservationists are descending on Colorado this week to ... | 2:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Unemployment Benefits 2 | Record numbers of people in Colorado are filling for unemployment benefits for the first time, but ... | 3:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Unemployment Benefits Part 1 | Colorado’s unemployment office has seen a historic increase in the number of people filing for ben... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Interview with State's Oil and Gas Regulator- KDNK | Colorado’s oil and gas commission has new rules to regulate the oil and gas industry. They went in... | 8:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Fracing from KDNK | HOST INTRO: Environmentalists have been concerned for decades about how natural gas companies dr... | 5:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Speaker of House in Colorado | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi toured a health clinic for the homeless in downtown Denver on Th... | 4:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Roadless Decison Reaction | On Wednesday a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld a rule that bans most development in ... | 2:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Workers Comp Hearing | Colorado’s workers compensation company Pinnacol Assurance is once again in the spotlight. Lawmake... | 1:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Roadless SPOT from KUNC | State officials have released a revised proposal for how to protect roadless areas on federal land. ... | 1:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mercury Storage Backlash | The federal government is facing increasing opposition from local officials across the country about... | 3:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mercury Storage SPOT | Governor Bill Ritter has told the U.S. Department of Energy that a possible mercury storage site in ... | 00:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts Briefing | Governor Bill Ritter says getting rid of a roughly 500 million dollar manufacturing tax exemption fo... | 2:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Poverty Reduction | A state task force aimed at cutting poverty in half over the next decade held it's first working m... | 1:22 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Former Republican Lawmaker State's New Economic Development Director | A Republican lawmaker known for bucking his own party will serve as the Governor’s new economic d... | 3:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Don Marostica New Economic Development Director | [SPOT] Republican state representative Don Marostica started a new job today (Thursday), leading th... | 00:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Marijuana in Colorado from KDNK | Support for medical marijuana is growing throughout the state, as well as the numbers of users and ... | 5:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Furlough Days Announced | Governor Bill Ritter announced on Wednesday that state workers will take four furlough days which ... | 2:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governors Conference SPOT | Governor Bill Ritter is wrapping up a three day conference in Mississippi with governors from acro... | 1:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Community Health Center Stimulus Funding | Healthcare providers for uninsured Coloradans say they’re under pressure to serve the increasing n... | 3:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Federal Stimulus Audit [SPOT] | On Tuesday the state’s audit committee received an update on Colorado’s share of the federal econo... | 00:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Roadless Rule Update | On Monday Governor Bill Ritter announced that Colorado's proposed roadless rule to protect wildlife ... | 3:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Fiscal Commission Wraps First Meetings | The commission charged with putting the state on a steady financial path wrapped up two full days ... | 3:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Long Term Fiscal Commission Preview | State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have long complained about the conflicting parts of the ... | 4:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Laws Taking Effect | Starting today (on Wednesday July 1) all new homes built in Colorado will be required to install ... | 3:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Proposed Deparment Budget Cuts (SPOT) | Governor Bill Ritter announced on Thursday that state departments must find a way to cut 10 percen... | 1:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Amendment 54 Ruling | A Denver District judge has put a campaign finance measure on hold, saying it’s discriminatory and ... | 2:59 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | June Economic Forecast | Colorado's latest economic forecast shows a nearly 250 million dollar revenue shortfall before the ... | 2:51 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Childhood Poverty (SPOT) | For the second year in a row, the state of Colorado holds the dubious honor of having one of the h... | 1:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Tracking Stimulus Dollars | Colorado is poised to receive about 7 billion dollars from the federal stimulus package over the n... | 3:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Federal Stimulus Status Report | A new report released on Thursday outlines how Colorado is spending money from the federal stimulu... | 1:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Veterans | Colorado is ground zero for a new program that trains veterans across the country to work in green ... | 2:51 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | 2009 Legislative Session Bills Signed | As of yesterday (Thursday) Governor Bill Ritter says he has either signed or vetoed every single bil... | 2:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Firefighter Union Bill Vetoed | On Thursday the Governor vetoed a pro labor bill that would’ve given firefighters the right to form ... | 3:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Veterans Green Jobs and In-state Tuition | Tuesday was a good day for members of the military and Colorado veterans. Fifteen vets graduated f... | 3:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Driving and Texting Ban (SPOT) | Starting in December Colorado drivers will face a fifty dollar fine if caught sending text messages ... | 1:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Lawmakers Sworn Into Office | Two new Democrats were sworn into the state senate on Friday to replace outgoing lawmakers. A tota... | 3:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Middle Class Green Jobs | Vice- President Joe Biden touted green jobs as a key to strengthening America's middle class during ... | 3:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Gay RIghts Success in State Legislature | Governor Bill Ritter quietly signed a bill into law last Monday that will allow gay and lesbian stat... | 4:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Katie's Law Signed | Anyone in Colorado arrested or charged with a felony will soon be required to give a DNA sample to ... | 3:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | A 1.4 billion dollar budget shortfall, selling full strength beer in grocery stores, and a universal... | 6:59 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | End of Legislative Session | The state’s annual legislative session wrapped up on Wednesday, and as to be expected Republicans ... | 3:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Repeal Fails | The death penalty in Colorado is not going any where. A measure to repeal it, failed in the state ... | 3:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Negotiations (SPOT) | A measure to repeal the death penalty in Colorado in order to fund a state-wide cold case unit is ... | 00:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Bill Changed in Senate | On Monday the state senate all but killed a measure to repeal Colorado's death penalty. Five Democ... | 3:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cell Phone Bill Weakened | The state senate has considerably watered down a bill that would have banned drivers from using ha... | 1:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The state’s annual legislative session is scheduled to wrap up on Tuesday, and lawmakers still have ... | 6:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Swine Flu | State health officials and Governor Bill Ritter say they’re closely monitoring potential cases of sw... | 3:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Swine Flu Briefing (SPOT 2) | The state’s chief Medical Officer tried to dispel myths about the swine flu in a briefing to state ... | 1:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Swine Flu Briefing (SPOT 1) | State health officials confirmed two swine flu cases in Colorado on Thursday morning. A woman in h... | 1:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Repeal Clears Senate Committee | Colorado’s death penalty is one step closer to being done away with. On Wednesday members of the s... | 3:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Strengthening Seat Belt Laws | Drivers and front seat passengers could face a 75 dollar fine for not wearing a seat belt under a ne... | 3:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | DNA Testing Bill Passes Senate | A bill that would require anyone arrested or charged with a felony to give a DNA sample to law enf... | 2:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The state legislature has less than two weeks left before it adjourns, but there's still a lot of bi... | 4:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Community Health Center Cuts | Healthcare providers for uninsured Coloradans say the recently finalized budget would have serious ... | 1:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Growth Bill Clears House Committee | A controversial budget bill is back under the spotlight at the state capitol. The measure would u... | 3:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Finalized | On Wednesday lawmakers finalized the state’s 17.9 billion dollar budget, after weeks of twists and ... | 3:44 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Passes House (feature) | A bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado cleared the house on Tuesday, but not after some hi... | 3:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Spot (SECOND TIME) | The death penalty in Colorado could soon be dead itself. A measure to repeal the death penalty cle... | 1:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty SPOT | The death penalty in Colorado could soon be dead itself. A measure to repeal the death penalty cle... | 1:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Columbine Anniversary Spot 2 | The state legislature passed a resolution on Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine ... | 00:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Columbine Anniversary SPOT | Colorado lawmakers honored the 10th Anniversary of the Columbine High School Shootings on Monday w... | 00:44 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The senate Democrats selected Majority Leader Brandon Shaffer of Longmont to be the next Senate Pr... | 5:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Initially Clears House | On Thursday state lawmakers in the house found ways to fill a 300 million dollar budget shortfall ... | 4:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Repeal | After hours of passionate debate, a bill that would get rid of the death penalty in Colorado initial... | 3:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pinnacol Assurance Deal Off Table | Governor Bill Ritter said on Wednesday that transferring money from the quasi governmental Pinnaco... | 3:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Senate President Selection (SPOT) | Senate majority leader Democrat Brandon Shaffer of Longmont is poised to become the state’s next s... | 1:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Flats Legislation | The Cold-War is long over – but sick workers who built weapons at nuclear facilities across the co... | 5:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pinnacol Transfer Passes Senate | On Monday the state senate approved a 500 million dollar transfer from a quasi-governmental worker... | 3:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers are in the middle of budget negotiations. It’s often a contentious and long process, but ... | 6:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Initially Clears Senate | The state senate initially passed a 17.9 billion dollar budget on Thursday after debating late into ... | 3:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pinon Canyon SPOT | A bill that aims to stop the U.S. army from expanding a military training sight in south-east Colo... | 040809Pinon.mp3 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cell Phone Driving Ban Passes House | Colorado is on the path to joining a host of other states that ban drivers from using hand held cell... | 2:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pinnacol Assurance Transfer Moves Forward | A proposal that would require a quasi-governmental agency to shift it's extra financial reserves to ... | 4:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cell Phone Driving Ban Initially Passes [SPOT] | Colorado drivers could no longer talk on hand held cell phones under a bill that initially cleared t... | 00:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Fails | After an emotion filled debate, state lawmakers defeated a bill that that would have allowed illegal... | 3:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Higher education could be facing a drastic budget cut if state lawmakers can’t come up with an alt... | 5:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Budget Cuts | A proposed 300 million dollar budget cut to higher education has left the state’s colleges and uni... | 3:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Pinon Canyon Bill Passes House Committee | State lawmakers are trying a different approach in their efforts to stop the U.S. army from expand... | 3:40 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Illegal Immigrant In State College Tuition Moving Forward | A bill that would give illegal immigrants in state college tuition passed out of the senate approp... | 2:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bills in Limbo | Nearly 50 bills are currently backlogged waiting for a hearing in Colorado's house appropriations ... | 3:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado's Race to the Top | Colorado senators unveiled a plan on Monday to try and win federal dollars for education reform. If ... | 1:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cyclist Bill Rolls to Governor | A measure that aims to make it safer for bicyclists to travel on Colorado highways has now cleared ... | 3:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | In the coming days state lawmakers must cut hundreds of millions of dollars from next year’s budge... | 5:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Preview SPOT | In the coming days state lawmakers must cut nearly 800 million dollars from next year’s budget. Op... | 1:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | The Almost Snow Ball Fight | The state legislature took a snow day on Thursday afternoon and Friday, giving lawmakers time to t... | 2:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Care Proposals | On Wednesday the Hospital Affordability Act passed out of the House; it now heads to the senate. T... | 4:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Rules One Step Closer to Becoming Law | More stringent rules to govern Colorado's energy industry continue to make their way through the s... | 4:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Signs Carbon Monoxide Detector Bill | All new homes and apartments in Colorado will be required to have carbon monoxide detectors under ... | 2:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Foreclosure Time Out | A bill that aims to prevent more foreclosures across Colorado initially passed the state senate on ... | 2:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Estate Planning Bill Passes Senate SPOT | A bill that would make it easier for gay, lesbian and other unmarried couples to plan their estates ... | 00:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Latest State Economic Forecast [SPOT] | A state economist released a dire economic forecast on Friday to lawmakers on the joint budget com... | 1:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The state supreme court recently ruled in favor of a property tax freeze that was backed by Govern... | 6:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | School Construction Grants Announced | On Thursday the state approved millions of dollars in grants to repair broken down school buildings ... | 3:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Universal Health Care Measure Passes Committee | In an historic first, a bill to create a state-wide single payer healthcare system passed out of th... | 4:04 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Six Percent Budget Bill Passes Senate | As expected a bill that would repeal a state budget growth limit passed the state senate on Tuesday ... | 3:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Supreme Court Ruling on Property Tax Freeze | On Monday the state's highest court ruled in favor of a controversial property tax proposal by the ... | 2:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Governor Bill Ritter has already signed 31 bills into law this legislative session, but he’s remaine... | 5:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Rules Move Forward | House Republicans failed in their efforts on Thursday to change and delay the implementation of n... | 3:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Full Strength Beer Bill Dies | Liquor store owners and craft brewers were among the crowds that came to the state capitol on Wedn... | 4:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Wal-Mart Back Taxes | A bill that aims to make sure large big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart pay their fair share in state... | 3:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Health Care Rally | Last week President Obama convened meetings to discuss revamping healthcare. On Monday about one h... | 3:18 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mid-Session Update | MUST AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK Colorado lawmakers reached the half way point of their 120 legislative ses... | 3:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Rule Review Hearing SPOT | [MUST AIR FRIDAY PM or UPDATE INTRO for a MONDAY AIRING] The state’s energy industry testified agai... | 1:08 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The state is half way through this year's legislative session. Bente (BEN tuh) Birkeland discusses ... | 5:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Illegal Immigrant Tuition Bill Moves Forward | After hours of testimony from supporters and opponents - a bill that would allow illegal immigran... | 4:49 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Illegal Immigrant Tuition Preview | A bill that would allow illegal immigrants to receive in state college tuition gets its first hearin... | 4:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Death Penalty Repeal Q and A | The sponsor of a measure to repeal the death penalty in Colorado says he’s hopeful that his bill wil... | 4:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Spending Limit Measure Debated Into Evening | Tempers flared on the senate floor on Monday when lawmakers began debating a controversial bill to... | 4:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | FASTER Transportation Bill Signed Into Law | Coloradans will see an increase in vehicle registration fees thanks to a bill signed into law Monday... | 1:31 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Governor Bill Ritter recently announced a new healthcare proposal that he says will provide health ... | 5:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Owners of Rocky Mountain News Speak Out | The last edition of the Rocky Mountain News is on stands this morning…The Rocky, as many call it, ... | 1:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Mountain News to Close | Just two months shy of its 150th birthday, Colorado's oldest newspaper will publish its last edition... | 4:39 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Domestic Partner Health Benefits Debated | A bill that would extend insurance benefits to same sex partners of state employees initially cleare... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The coming days will be busy for the state legislature. It’s the deadline for bills to pass out of ... | 6:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Republicans Criticize Bill to Undue Spending Cap | A plan that aims to untangle part of the state’s budget restrictions is drawing fire from Republican... | 3:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Forest Health Report | Colorado’s forests are still facing serious threats from the mountain pine beetle epidemic according... | 3:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Economic Stimulus Signing | Colorado was front and center on Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed his historic 787 billi... | 4:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Budget Cuts Negotiations | Even with an infusion of cash from the Federal Government through the 789 billion dollar stimulus ... | 3:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Lawmakers are about one third of the way through the state’s legislative session and they’re still ... | 4:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mail in Ballot Bill Gains Traction | A measure that aims to make it easier for voters to turn in their mail in ballots cleared a house ... | 2:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Plastic Bag Reduction Act | A bill to ban plastic bags across the state passed It's first hurdle on Wednesday, getting out of ... | 4:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Lawmakers ask for Respect | House lawmakers at the state capitol are demanding a little more respect. Speaker of the House Ter... | 3:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Foreclosure Prevention Re-Post | Thousands of Coloradans each year lose their homes to foreclosure. And on Monday state officials a... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Foreclosure Prevention | Thousands of Coloradans each year lose their homes to foreclosure. And on Monday state officials a... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Foreclosure Prevention SPOT | Governor Bill Ritter says more help will soon be on the way for some Coloradans in danger of losing ... | 00:51 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Colorado’s ambitious transportation packaged recently passed the state senate after hours of debat... | 5:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Parental Leave Passes First Hurdle | Over the objection of some business groups, the House Education Committee passed a bill that would... | 4:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Package Passes First Senate Test | The transportation bill known as FASTER has initially passed the senate on a party line vote. Demo... | 3:15 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cell Phone Driving Ban Moves Forward | A bill that would ban Colorado drivers from using hand held cell phones cleared the House Transpor... | 4:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Israel Resolution Passes Senate | On Monday Colorado's state senate passed a resolution supporting the Israeli offensive against Gaz... | 4:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | A bill to allow grocery and convenient stores to sell full strength beer will soon work its way thro... | 5:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Vigil [USE THIS VERSION!!] | They may not be able to prevent the Rocky Mountain News from closing, but employees of Colorado’s ... | 00:46 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Mountain News Vigil [SPOT] | They may not be able to prevent the Rocky Mountain News from closing, but employees of Colorado’s ... | 00:46 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Job Growth Measures | Democratic state lawmakers and business leaders are pushing several measures they say will create ... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Dept. of Corrections Proposed Budget Cuts | The Colorado Department of Corrections says the proposed budget cuts announced for their departmen... | 3:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Package Gets Hearing | A democratic-backed effort to pump millions of dollars into fixing the state's ailing transportation... | 3:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Proposed Budget Cuts Announced | The Governor's budget office is asking the legislature to close two women's prisons and cut 100 mi... | 3:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Full Strength Beer Bill | Selling 3-2 beer in Colorado could soon be a thing of the past. Grocery and convenience stores are ... | 3:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Full Strength Beer Bill | Selling 3-2 beer in Colorado could soon be a thing of the past. Grocery and convenience stores are ... | 3:32 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts Preview | Colorado lawmakers are preparing for a worst case scenario when the Governor's office announces pr... | 1:59 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ted Haggard Making News Again [SPOT] | A young man is claiming that he had a sexual relationship with former evangelical leader Ted Hagga... | 1:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Budget Woes | Lawmakers will likely be in a grim mood at the state capitol this week. Tuesday, the Governor's of... | 4:13 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Four members of Colorado’s congressional delegation talked to state lawmakers about the federal ec... | 4:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Republicans say no Gitmo Detainees in Colorado | Republican state lawmakers are circulating a petition criticizing Governor Bill Ritter for saying he... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Republicans say no Gitmo Detainees in Colorado | Republican state lawmakers are circulating a petition criticizing Governor Bill Ritter for saying he... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cat ID Law Moves Forward | Colorado cat owners beware. State law could soon require you to put an ID tag on your pet. Licensi... | 2:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Newspaper Layoffs | In the sagging economy, many media outlets are cutting jobs and laying off reporters, and Colorado... | 4:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Officials React to President Obama's Inauguration | While most state lawmakers had to settle for watching President Barack Obama’s inauguration on TV,... | 3:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Inauguration SPOT | It’s not every day that state lawmakers watch CNN on the house floor. But on Tuesday morning legis... | 1:27 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | The Governor’s office announced millions of dollars in proposed budget cuts to a broad range of k... | 5:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Lawmakers Make History | Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama takes on a greater ... | 4:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Higher Education Cuts | The state's public university system is bracing for thirty million dollars in budget cuts this year.... | 1:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor's Office Announces Budget Cuts | The Governor's budget and planning office announced millions of dollars of proposed budget cuts o... | 2:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Coyote Protection Bill Dies | It’s news that would please Wile E. the Coyote. On Thursday, Colorado lawmakers unanimously defeat... | 3:34 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Jobs in Colorado | The Charles Scwhab financial services company announced on Thursday that it's adding 500 new high ... | 1:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Details Unveiled | Democratic lawmakers, business leaders and Governor Bill Ritter released additional details on a m... | 2:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Renewed Call for Carbon Monoxide Detectors | In an emotion filled hearing, families who have lost loved ones to carbon monoxide poisoning in Co... | 4:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bernie Buescher Secretary of State Hearing | Colorado's incoming Secretary of State unanimously breezed through a senate confirmation hearing o... | 3:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Tours State with U.S. Senate Designee Michael Bennet | Colorado’s U.S. senate designee and Governor Bill Ritter are touring the state over the next several... | 1:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation | Governor Bill Ritter gave a somber state of the state address pledging to make budget cuts to key ... | 5:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Ritter Gives State of State Address | Governor Bill Ritter’s third state of the state address offered a stark picture of Colorado’s econom... | 3:25 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Session Opening Day | Wednesday marked the opening day of the state’s 67th general Assembly. It was a historic day for C... | 3:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Freedom Riders | A northern Colorado horse group is among the select few that will march in president-elect Barack ... | 4:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transportation Funding Proposals | Democrats at the state capital say Colorado will need to increases fees to help pay for the state’s ... | 2:28 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview with Speaker of the House | Colorado’s 67th legislative session begins Wednesday (today). Lawmakers are expected to grapple wi... | 5:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Michael Bennet SPOT | Even with no political experience, Colorado's next U.S. Senator pledges to be an innovative thinker ... | 2:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado's Next Senator | Governor Bill Ritter is expected to appoint Michael Bennet to fill Colorado’s open U.S. senate seat.... | 2:40 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Capitol Conversation Legislative Preview | This coming Wednesday 100 lawmakers will arrive at the state capitol for the first day of the state’... | 4:54 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmaker Q and A - Don Marostica | Colorado’s economy will be front and center during the state’s legislative session that starts in ... | 5:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmaker Q and A - Bob Gardner | As part of series talking to lawmakers to preview the upcoming legislative session, statehouse rep... | 4:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Lawmaker Q and A- Claire Levy | As part of series talking to lawmakers to preview the upcoming legislative session, statehouse rep... | 4:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mike May Not Resigning Yet | The top Republican leader in the statehouse announced on Tuesday that he's now delaying his resign... | 2:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | 2009 Legislative Preview | Legislative leaders and the Governor talked jobs and transportation at the Colorado Press Associat... | 2:43 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Economy Series- State Government | State government officials are bracing for a legislative session fraught with financial uncertainty ... | 4:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | House Minority Leader Steps Down | The top Republican leader in the Colorado House of Representatives resigned from his position on F... | 1:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Oil and Gas Rules Adopted | Regulatory officials formally adopted Colorado’s new oil and gas rules on Thursday. The rules requ... | 2:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Salvation Army | The official start of the holiday shopping season brings lists, sales, and one particular jingle. I... | 3:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Congressman Salazar Unlikely for Agriculture Secretary | Colorado congressman John Salazar has accepted a seat on the powerful U.S. House Appropriations Co... | 1:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Final Meetings for New Oil and Gas Rules | Regulatory officials kicked off the first of a three day hearing at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown ... | 3:11 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Secretary of State Finalists | Three outgoing Democratic state lawmakers are finalists to be Colorado's next Secretary of State. ... | 2:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Bleak Economic Forecast | A new released on Monday by the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business paints a gloomy ... | 3:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | British Consulate SPOT | The British consulate in Denver has been upgraded to a full consulate general. The upgrade means t... | 1:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Non Profits and the Economy | A new report by the Colorado Non Profit Association shows that giving to charities that serve the ... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Non Profits and the Economy | A new report by the Colorado Non Profit Association shows that giving to charities that serve the ... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ritter Returns from Obama Meeting | Governor Bill Ritter returned to Colorado on Wednesday after meeting with President- elect Barack ... | 2:09 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Rocky Mountain News for Sale | Colorado’s oldest newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News is now up for sale. The E.W. Scripps Company ... | 00:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Legislative Preview with Senator Jim Isgar | Lawmakers are gearing up for the state’s upcoming legislative session. Statehouse reporter Bente (... | 5:16 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Marilyn Musgrave Resurfaces | Colorado's outgoing Republican congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave is blaming so called left wing activ... | 1:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Returns from Asia | Governor Bill Ritter briefed reporters at the state capitol after returning from what he says was a ... | 2:42 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado's Jobs Committee Put to Work | Creating jobs in rural Colorado, improving the state's infrastructure and strengthening small busi... | 3:10 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Presidential Gallery | The state capitol’s 26 year old, third floor presidential portrait gallery is about to get updated. ... | 3:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Diverse Applicant Pool for Colorado Secretary of State Opening | The 2008 general election may be over, but the job hunt for Colorado's next Secretary of State is ... | 2:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Civil Justice SPOT | Incoming Speaker of the House, Democrat Terrance Carroll went to what can be unfriendly territory ... | 1:53 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | New Speaker Pro Tem of the House | A lawmaker from the western slope will round out the house Democratic leadership team when Colorad... | 1:23 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor to Promote Colorado in Japan and China | Colorado business leaders are working with Governor Bill Ritter to secure a non-stop flight from D... | 3:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Lawmakers Nominate New Speaker of the House | In an historic move Colorado lawmakers selected Representative Terrence Carroll as the state's first... | 3:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Talks Post Election | The day after an historic election and big Democratic gains, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter praised ... | 4:48 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Mark Udall Wins Colorado's U.S. Senate Seat | It was a big night for Democrats nationwide and in Colorado. In the state's closely watched US Se... | 3:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Many Ballot Questions Fail at Polls | It was a huge night for Democrats in Colorado and across the nation, but not everything went their ... | 3:07 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Election Day Snapshot | [CHANGE LEAD IF AIRING WEDNESDAY AM] In addition to a president - Colorado voters elect a new U.S.... | 4:38 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Local Religious Leaders Discuss Religion and Politics | The presidential election has raised plenty of contentious issues - but perhaps no topic has been ... | 4:24 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Early Voting in Colorado | Both political parties have been urging Colorado voters to caste their ballots early to avoid long ... | 4:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama Rally | Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew tens of thousands of people during a pair of cam... | 3:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McCain Rallies in Denver and Durango | Despite recent polls showing Senator Barack Obama pulling ahead in Colorado and in other key battl... | 3:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Joe Biden Urges Early Voting in Colorado | Democratic vice- presidential candidate Senator Joe Biden campaigned at the University of Northern ... | 4:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Sarah Palin Colorado Rally | Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made three campaign stops in Colorado yesterday…staging a series of ra... | 4:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Personhood Amendment | Colorado is one of several states facing a controversial ballot measure this fall that could have fa... | 4:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voter Registration for Democrats Up | According to the latest polls – Colorado is one of a number of traditionally red states leaning blue... | 3:58 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voter Purge Study | Colorado is facing scrutiny from voting rights groups that say mistakes on voter registration forms ... | 4:05 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Native Americans and Presidential Politics | With the race to the White House between senators Barack Obama and John McCain heading into the fi... | 1:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Voters Purged from Rolls | [SPOT] Colorado’s Secretary of State Mike Coffman is disputing a New York Times article that says t... | 1:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Savings Account for Education- Amendment 59 | Colorado’s outgoing Speaker of the House Democrat Andrew Romanoff is backing a ballot initiative t... | 3:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado U.S. Senate Debate | The two major party candidates for Colorado's open U.S. senate seat held their second debate in t... | 4:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado's Delegation on Bailout | The U.S. House passed a financial rescue plan on Friday by a wide margin, but the majority of Col... | 1:00 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McCain in Colorado | MUST AIR FRIDAY While the water cooler talk today will likely be about last night’s vice-presidenti... | 3:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Amendment 58 | Governor Bill Ritter is putting his weight behind a ballot measure that would raise severance taxes ... | 3:52 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Michelle Obama Rally | Michelle Obama staged a massive voter registration rally at the University of Colorado Wednesday, ... | 2:36 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama Addresses Bailout in Colorado | At a campaign stop in Westminster Senator Barack Obama urged Americans to remain calm in the wake ... | 3:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ritter Opposes Amendment 46 | Governor Bill Ritter has come out swinging against a proposed constitutional initiative that he says... | 1:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Interfaith Immigration Pledge | Governor Bill Ritter joined religious leaders at the state capitol to call for just and humane im... | 1:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Budget Cuts | The Governor announced modest budget cuts on Thursday in the wake of President George W. Bush's d... | 2:21 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ballot Measures | Colorado voters this fall will caste their ballot on a whole host of issues. Bente (BEN tuh) Birkel... | 4:29 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama Rally at Colorado School of Mines | Senator Barack Obama wrapped up a campaign swing through Colorado on Tuesday with a stop in Golden... | 2:47 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Sarah Palin Rally in Colorado | Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made her second trip to Colorado on Monday since becoming the Republic... | 2:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McCain Official Nominee | Colorado Republicans are leaving St. Paul feeling energized and excited about Senator John McCain’... | 3:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Republicans React to Palin | Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been the topic of conversation this week among Colorado's 46 deleg... | 3:12 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Swing State Colorado | If the Democratic and Republican National conventions are any indication, Colorado has cemented it... | 2:45 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Colorado Delegates at RNC | Members of Colorado's delegation to the Republican National Convention say they're excited for this ... | 2:50 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Obama Speech Vox Pop | NO HOST LEDE- Feel free to use this audio reaction as you see fit. It's from folks at Invesco field ... | 00:46 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | DNC Volunteers | Behind the glitz and glamour of the Democratic National Convention thousands of volunteers are wor... | 2:35 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Religion Caucus Meets | Denver police arrested several anti-abortion protestors on Tuesday. The same day that DNC officials ... | 2:37 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Democratic Convention Listeners | You can’t walk around downtown Denver this week without being bombarded by flyers, petitions and p... | 3:26 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Denver Welcomes 15 Thousand Media | The Democratic National Convention’s Denver host committee rolled out the red carpet for thousands... | 2:19 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Republican Delegate Profile | [MUST AIR BEFORE JOHN MCCAIN PICKS A VP-LIKELY AUG. 29th] As thousands of delegates, protestors and... | 3:01 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Denver's Image | The Democratic National Convention begins Monday. With a predicted one billion viewers expected t... | 4:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Cities Deal with Homeless Issue During Conventions | The cities of St. Paul and Denver aren’t the only ones gearing up for the Republican and Democratic ... | 4:33 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Roan Plateau Auctioned | The Bureau of Land Management says yesterday's auction of federal oil and gas leases on western Co... | 2:17 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Ralph Carr Memorial | State lawmakers recently honored former Colorado Governor Ralph Carr for standing up for Japanese ... | 2:20 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | State Primary Results- Jared Polis Wins | Democrat Jared Polis won a closely contested three way primary race in Colorado’s second congressi... | 1:55 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | T. Boone Pickens | Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens says he has a plan to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. P... | 4:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | ACLU Free Speech Lawsuit Defeated | A federal judge has sided with the city of Denver and the US Secret Service following a months-long ... | 2:30 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Tickets to See Obama | The Democratic National Convention Committee says Coloradans and other westerners will get the maj... | 1:31 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Severance Tax Ballot Turns in Signatures | Today is (Monday was) the deadline for turning in signatures to get initiatives on the November el... | 2:03 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Final Day for Free Speech Lawsuit | Closing arguments were presented (yesterday/Thursday) in a lawsuit filed by the Colorado Chapter o... | 1:41 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Roan Plateau Feature | In less than two weeks, western Colorado's Roan Plateau could be opened up to oil and gas drilling; ... | 4:06 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Transgender Death | A 22 year old Thornton man was arrested on Tuesday for beating a transgender woman to death in Gre... | 1:02 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Governor Protests Roan Plateau Leasing | Governor Bill Ritter is formally protesting federal plans to lease the Roan Plateau on the western ... | 2:14 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Free Speech Rights at Democratic National Convention | The Colorado American Civil Liberties Union made its case against the city of Denver in U.S. distric... | 1:57 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | Homeland Security Summit | Fire chiefs, police officers and emergency responders attended a homeland security summit at the s... | 00:56 | |
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| Bente Birkeland | McCain Visits Veterans in Colorado | [CAN AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK] Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain spoke to Mexican ... | 1:36 | |
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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 | |