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What The Election Means For The 2013 Legislative Session

Governor Hickenlooper signing SB-16, photo taken on March 29, 2011
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Governor Hickenlooper signing SB-16, photo taken on March 29, 2011

Democrats will control both legislative chambers when the state’s legislative session convenes in January. Lawmakers will be dealing with several controversial issues, including crafting regulations for the recreational use of marijuana.

KUNC’s state capitol reporter Bente Birkeland spoke with fellow statehouse reporters about what to expect and how the dynamics are likely to change.

Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and KUNC. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.
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