Capitol Coverage

Behind the glitz and glamour of the Democratic National Convention thousands of volunteers are working long hours to keep the wheels turning. Some volunteers have taken time off work and flown to Denver, and most won’t be attending VIP receptions and private parties. Bente Birkeland looks at what’s in it for them.

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Denver police arrested several anti-abortion protestors on Tuesday. The same day that DNC officials hosted their first ever caucus on religion. Panelists from across the religious spectrum discussed topics ranging from poverty, to faith based government programs. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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You can’t walk around downtown Denver this week without being bombarded by flyers, petitions and protestors chanting. But one group stands out from the crowd, mainly because they’re not making any noise at all. The group is in Denver for the sole purpose of listening. Bente Birkeland reports.

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The Democratic National Convention’s Denver host committee rolled out the red carpet for thousands of members of the media on Saturday night. The press was treated to free food, free drinks and free rides at Elitch Gardens Amusement park in downtown Denver. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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As thousands of delegates, protestors and members of the media descend on Denver, St. Paul Minnesota is preparing for the same onslaught one week later. 46 Colorado delegates are preparing for their trip to Minnesota to attend the Republican National Convention. The four day event starts on labor day. Bente Birkeland sat down with [...]

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The Democratic National Convention begins Monday. With a predicted one billion viewers expected to tune into Barack Obama’s acceptance speech alone, imaging is everything for a host city like Denver. But Denver residents are split over whether the city should play up its folksy western reputation, or its emergence as a cosmopolitan city with a [...]

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The cities of St. Paul and Denver aren’t the only ones gearing up for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Social service organizations are expanding their hours and working overtime to make sure homeless people aren’t disrupted when thousands of delegates, media organizations, and high level officials descend on their space. Bente Birkeland reports from [...]

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The Bureau of Land Management says yesterday’s auction of federal oil and gas leases on western Colorado’s Roan Plateau is a record setter. The agency raked in an estimated 114 million dollars from the controversial sale in Denver. But as Kirk Siegler of KUNC reports, that number is far lower than most were expecting.

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State lawmakers recently honored former Colorado Governor Ralph Carr for standing up for Japanese Americans during World War II. Carr bucked the federal government by welcoming Japanese Americans to Colorado at a time when they were being locked away in internment camps. This week the state is putting up signs to name part of a [...]

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Democrat Jared Polis won a closely contested three way primary race in Colorado’s second congressional district on Tuesday. A win in the general election this fall would make him the third openly gay lawmaker to serve in the U.S. congress. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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