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Capitol Conversation: Rewriting The School Finance Act

A major re-write of how Colorado funds K through 12 schools is now making its way through the state legislature. It’s an annual bill – but this year one state lawmaker wants to add even more money to it despite the objections of others.

»Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·â€™s Bente Birkeland breaks down the bill with fellow statehouse reporters and talks about its prospects for passage.

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 »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·. 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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