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03-10-2010 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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03-09-2010 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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03-08-2010 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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03-05-2010 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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03-04-2010 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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03-04-2010 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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03-03-2010 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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03-03-2010 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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03-02-2010 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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03-02-2010 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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03-01-2010 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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03-01-2010 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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02-26-2010 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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02-25-2010 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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02-24-2010 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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02-24-2010 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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02-24-2010 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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02-23-2010 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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02-23-2010 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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02-22-2010 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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02-19-2010 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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02-19-2010 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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02-18-2010 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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02-17-2010 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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02-17-2010 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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02-16-2010 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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02-12-2010 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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02-11-2010 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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02-11-2010 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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02-10-2010 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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02-09-2010 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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02-08-2010 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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02-05-2010 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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02-05-2010 Bente Birkeland   Capitol Conversation   Bills to eliminate roughly 140 million dollars in business tax exemptions have dominated discussio...   5:13    
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02-04-2010 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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02-04-2010 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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02-04-2010 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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02-03-2010 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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02-03-2010 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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02-01-2010 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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02-01-2010 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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01-29-2010 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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01-29-2010 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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01-28-2010 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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01-27-2010 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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01-27-2010 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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01-26-2010 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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01-25-2010 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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01-22-2010 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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01-22-2010 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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01-21-2010 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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01-20-2010 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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01-20-2010 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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01-19-2010 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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01-19-2010 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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01-19-2010 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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01-15-2010 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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01-14-2010 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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01-14-2010 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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01-13-2010 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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01-13-2010 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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01-12-2010 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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01-12-2010 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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12-23-2009 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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12-23-2009 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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12-23-2009 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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12-23-2009 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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12-23-2009 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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12-23-2009 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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12-18-2009 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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12-18-2009 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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12-17-2009 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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12-17-2009 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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12-17-2009 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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12-17-2009 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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12-16-2009 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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12-14-2009 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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12-09-2009 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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12-08-2009 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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12-07-2009 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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12-04-2009 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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11-30-2009 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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11-24-2009 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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11-24-2009 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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11-24-2009 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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11-17-2009 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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11-16-2009 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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11-10-2009 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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11-10-2009 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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11-10-2009 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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11-06-2009 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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11-05-2009 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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11-03-2009 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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11-03-2009 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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11-02-2009 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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10-30-2009 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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10-28-2009 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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10-28-2009 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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10-27-2009 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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10-07-2009 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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10-05-2009 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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10-02-2009 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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10-02-2009 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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10-01-2009 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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09-30-2009 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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09-24-2009 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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09-21-2009 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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09-21-2009 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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09-21-2009 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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09-18-2009 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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09-16-2009 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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09-15-2009 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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09-10-2009 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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09-08-2009 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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09-08-2009 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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08-28-2009 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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08-26-2009 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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08-21-2009 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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08-18-2009 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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08-17-2009 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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08-14-2009 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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08-13-2009 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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08-12-2009 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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08-11-2009 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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08-11-2009 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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08-07-2009 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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08-07-2009 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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08-06-2009 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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08-05-2009 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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08-04-2009 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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08-03-2009 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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07-31-2009 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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07-30-2009 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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07-29-2009 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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07-27-2009 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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07-23-2009 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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07-23-2009 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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07-23-2009 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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07-22-2009 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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07-20-2009 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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07-16-2009 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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07-14-2009 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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07-13-2009 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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07-09-2009 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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07-02-2009 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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06-30-2009 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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06-25-2009 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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06-24-2009 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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06-22-2009 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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06-16-2009 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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06-15-2009 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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06-11-2009 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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06-10-2009 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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06-05-2009 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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06-04-2009 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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06-02-2009 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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06-01-2009 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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05-29-2009 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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05-26-2009 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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05-22-2009 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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05-21-2009 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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05-08-2009 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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05-07-2009 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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05-06-2009 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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05-05-2009 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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05-04-2009 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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05-04-2009 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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05-01-2009 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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04-30-2009 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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04-30-2009 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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04-30-2009 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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04-29-2009 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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04-28-2009 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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04-27-2009 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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04-24-2009 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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04-24-2009 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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04-23-2009 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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04-22-2009 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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04-21-2009 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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04-21-2009 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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04-21-2009 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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04-20-2009 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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04-20-2009 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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04-17-2009 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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04-16-2009 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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04-15-2009 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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04-15-2009 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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04-15-2009 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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04-14-2009 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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04-13-2009 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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04-10-2009 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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04-09-2009 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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04-08-2009 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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04-08-2009 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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04-07-2009 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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04-06-2009 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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04-06-2009 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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04-03-2009 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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04-02-2009 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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04-01-2009 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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04-01-2009 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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03-31-2009 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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03-30-2009 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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03-30-2009 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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03-27-2009 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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03-26-2009 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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03-26-2009 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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03-25-2009 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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03-24-2009 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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03-24-2009 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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03-23-2009 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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03-23-2009 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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03-20-2009 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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03-20-2009 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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03-19-2009 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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03-18-2009 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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03-17-2009 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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03-16-2009 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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03-13-2009 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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03-12-2009 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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03-12-2009 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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03-10-2009 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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03-09-2009 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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03-06-2009 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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03-06-2009 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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03-06-2009 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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03-05-2009 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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03-04-2009 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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03-03-2009 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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03-02-2009 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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03-02-2009 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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02-27-2009 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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02-26-2009 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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02-26-2009 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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02-23-2009 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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02-20-2009 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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02-19-2009 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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02-18-2009 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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02-17-2009 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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02-16-2009 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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02-13-2009 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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02-12-2009 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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02-11-2009 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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02-10-2009 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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02-10-2009 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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02-09-2009 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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02-09-2009 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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02-06-2009 Bente Birkeland   Capitol Conversation   Colorado’s ambitious transportation packaged recently passed the state senate after hours of debat...   5:13    
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02-05-2009 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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02-04-2009 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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02-03-2009 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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02-02-2009 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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01-30-2009 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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01-29-2009 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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01-29-2009 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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01-29-2009 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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01-28-2009 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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01-27-2009 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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01-27-2009 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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01-27-2009 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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01-27-2009 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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01-26-2009 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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01-26-2009 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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01-26-2009 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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01-23-2009 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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01-23-2009 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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01-23-2009 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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01-22-2009 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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01-21-2009 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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01-20-2009 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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01-20-2009 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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01-16-2009 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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01-16-2009 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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01-16-2009 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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01-16-2009 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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01-15-2009 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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01-15-2009 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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01-14-2009 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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01-13-2009 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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01-12-2009 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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01-09-2009 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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01-09-2009 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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01-08-2009 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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01-07-2009 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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01-06-2009 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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01-06-2009 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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01-06-2009 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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01-04-2009 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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01-02-2009 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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12-31-2008 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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12-17-2008 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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12-17-2008 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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12-17-2008 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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12-16-2008 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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12-15-2008 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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12-15-2008 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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12-12-2008 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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12-11-2008 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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12-11-2008 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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12-11-2008 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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12-09-2008 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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12-09-2008 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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12-08-2008 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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12-05-2008 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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12-05-2008 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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12-05-2008 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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12-04-2008 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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12-04-2008 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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12-03-2008 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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12-03-2008 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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11-26-2008 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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11-25-2008 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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11-21-2008 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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11-18-2008 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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11-18-2008 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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11-11-2008 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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11-10-2008 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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11-06-2008 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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11-05-2008 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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11-05-2008 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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11-05-2008 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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11-04-2008 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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10-31-2008 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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10-28-2008 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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10-26-2008 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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10-24-2008 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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10-21-2008 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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10-21-2008 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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10-20-2008 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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10-17-2008 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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10-14-2008 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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10-14-2008 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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10-09-2008 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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10-09-2008 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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10-07-2008 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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10-03-2008 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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10-02-2008 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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10-02-2008 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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10-01-2008 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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09-29-2008 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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09-29-2008 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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09-25-2008 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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09-25-2008 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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09-18-2008 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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09-16-2008 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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09-15-2008 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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09-05-2008 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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09-03-2008 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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09-02-2008 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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09-01-2008 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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08-29-2008 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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08-27-2008 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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08-26-2008 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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08-25-2008 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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08-24-2008 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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08-21-2008 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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08-21-2008 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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08-18-2008 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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08-14-2008 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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08-14-2008 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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08-13-2008 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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08-12-2008 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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08-06-2008 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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08-06-2008 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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08-04-2008 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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07-31-2008 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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07-31-2008 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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07-31-2008 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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07-30-2008 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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07-29-2008 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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07-28-2008 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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07-25-2008 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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07-24-2008 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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07-23-2008 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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07-21-2008 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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07-18-2008 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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07-14-2008 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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07-04-2008 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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07-02-2008 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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07-02-2008 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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07-02-2008 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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07-02-2008 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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06-26-2008 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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06-23-2008 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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06-20-2008 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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06-18-2008 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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06-17-2008 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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06-11-2008 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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06-10-2008 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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06-09-2008 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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06-05-2008 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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06-04-2008 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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06-01-2008 Bente Birkeland   GOP State Convention   Former Massachusetts Governor Mit Romney's keynote address over the weekend at the state Republica...      
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05-29-2008 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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05-29-2008 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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05-28-2008 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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05-27-2008 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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05-22-2008 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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05-22-2008 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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05-20-2008 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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05-17-2008 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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05-16-2008 Bente Birkeland   Gail Schwartz Interview   Democratic state senator Gail Schwartz from Snowmass village recently completed her second legisla...   4:57    
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05-15-2008 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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05-13-2008 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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05-09-2008 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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05-07-2008 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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05-06-2008 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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05-06-2008 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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05-05-2008 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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05-02-2008 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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05-02-2008 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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05-01-2008 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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04-30-2008 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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04-25-2008 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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04-24-2008 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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04-23-2008 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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04-22-2008 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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04-21-2008 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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04-18-2008 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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04-17-2008 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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04-16-2008 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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04-15-2008 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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04-14-2008 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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04-14-2008 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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04-11-2008 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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04-09-2008 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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04-09-2008 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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04-09-2008 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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04-08-2008 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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04-08-2008 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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04-07-2008 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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04-04-2008 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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04-03-2008 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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04-03-2008 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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04-02-2008 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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04-01-2008 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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03-31-2008 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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03-28-2008 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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03-27-2008 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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03-26-2008 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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03-25-2008 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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03-25-2008 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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03-24-2008 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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03-21-2008 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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03-20-2008 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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03-19-2008 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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03-18-2008 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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03-13-2008 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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03-12-2008 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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03-11-2008 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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03-07-2008 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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03-07-2008 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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03-06-2008 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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03-05-2008 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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03-05-2008 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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03-04-2008 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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03-04-2008 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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03-03-2008 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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02-29-2008 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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02-28-2008 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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02-27-2008 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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02-26-2008 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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02-26-2008 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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02-25-2008 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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02-22-2008 Bente Birkeland   Capitol Conversation   [CAN AIR MONDAY] Key education proposals from legislative leaders have recently started gaining tr...   6:55    
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02-21-2008 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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02-20-2008 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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02-19-2008 Bente Birkeland   Sustainable Developments   A bill that would require developers to show they can provide enough water for the homes they buil...   2:49    
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