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- 144 - Drinking at the Colorado Capitol
Lawmakers say sharing an occasional drink can build camaraderie and release stress during long days under the golden dome, but the legislature’s long tradition of social drinking comes with risks […]
Fri, 03 May 2024 - 25min - 143 - The new oil and gas war
Battles over air quality and the future of drilling are threatening to spill out of the state capitol and onto your ballot.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 23min - 142 - Is Colorado really about to commit to passenger rail?
The state has a “train guy” for governor, and the federal government is offering billions in funding.
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 - 35min - 141 - Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royale
Spending limits make it hard for the legislature to put new priorities in the budget. But the tax code is another matter altogether.
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 28min - 140 - Is Colorado’s medical aid in dying law too hard to use?
Each year, hundreds of Coloradans with terminal illnesses use medication to aid their deaths. But guardrails put in to prevent abuse can turn into major roadblocks for patients. Now lawmakers are considering some changes to the policy.
Fri, 08 Mar 2024 - 31min - 139 - What do all the new immigrant arrivals mean for Colorado?
Denver is cutting its budget to keep up with the cost of sheltering the steady flow of arrivals from the southern border, and that's leading to strain between cities, and questions about what role the state should play.
Fri, 23 Feb 2024 - 31min - 138 - The first month of session, downThu, 08 Feb 2024 - 28min
- 137 - Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado
From fateful tarmac conversations to contentious committee hearings, Colorado leaders tell the inside of story of their years'-long fight to ensure the high tech command stays in the state permanently. And why it may not be over yet.
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 34min - 136 - Tina Peters is headed to trial – how did we get here?
The Mesa County clerk is accused of breaching the security of her office's election computers in order to hunt for evidence of massive fraud. How did Peters, a political novice who ran on lowering DMV wait times, become such a pivotal figure in the ongoing campaign to prove false claims that American elections are rigged?
Tue, 23 Jan 2024 - 49min - 135 - The legislature returns: what lies ahead?
Lawmakers start their annual session Wednesday, after an off-season that contained more than the usual number of bumps and bruises.
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 17min - 134 - Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 27min
- 133 - What’s up with Prop. II?
The state collected more money from new tobacco and nicotine taxes than it expected, and now voters must decide what to do.
Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 10min - 132 - What’s up with Prop. HH?
Wondering what this Prop. HH measure you see on your ballot is all about? We explain what this proposal would mean for your finances, and the state's.
Tue, 17 Oct 2023 - 26min - 131 - Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 29min
- 130 - Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how the legislature wrapped upThu, 11 May 2023 - 28min
- 129 - The legislature’s spending dance
Here’s a math problem for you: how do you get hundreds of different bills to add up to one balanced budget?
Thu, 04 May 2023 - 32min - 128 - The year that could change how Colorado grows
Single-family homes have ruled Colorado development for a century, but Gov. Jared Polis and his allies believe the future needs to look very different.
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 31min - 127 - Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)
As Republican lawmakers adapt to their ‘super-minority’ in the House, they’re grappling with a big question: is it better to negotiate when they can, or dig in on delays?
Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 29min - 126 - Xcel’s winter of discontent
Sky-high utility bills and record corporate profits have many Coloradans — and lawmakers — asking if it’s time to rethink Xcel’s business model.
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 - 34min - 125 - Disability rights at center stage
Housing, recreation, government -- advocates for people with disabilities say there are a lot of ways Colorado could be doing more to make those things accessible to all.
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 - 31min - 124 - Rent control in Colorado?Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 33min
- 123 - How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today
From the founding of the state to modern mass shootings, we look at the forces that have driven changes to Colorado law over the years, and what it means for this year's brewing debate.
Fri, 10 Feb 2023 - 44min - 122 - The Polis Agenda
In the first State of the State speech of his second term, Gov. Polis picked a big fight with local governments, while saying little on a major priority for many in his party.
Fri, 20 Jan 2023 - 20min - 121 - The legislature is back: what do they want to do?
State lawmakers have returned to session in Denver. We cover a bit of DC-style drama on opening day, and hear from congressional reporter Caitlyn Kim how the actual DC drama went down with the many, many Speaker votes.
Fri, 13 Jan 2023 - 29min - 120 - Is Colorado a blue state now?Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 25min
- 119 - What we’re watching for on Election Day
The big day is almost here and our team looks at where the campaigns, the polling and the voters stand, as things come down to the wire.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 - 30min - 118 - What keeps our elections safe?
Colorado's election system has all sorts of checks built in to prevent fraud and subversion, but much of it happens out of public view. We go through some of the biggest security measures -- and some of the biggest conspiracy theories still circulating.
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 - 32min - 117 - All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)
There are 11 statewide measures on the ballot this year, and we're here to give you the key points on each of them. Oh, and Andy plays stump-the-hosts with 140 years of initiative history.
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 - 32min - 116 - Housing on your ballot
Coloradans are increasingly naming housing as a top issue, and it's one that will appear on ballots this fall in a couple of ways.
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 - 29min - 115 - Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races
One in six Colorado voters is Latino, a fact the campaigns are very, very aware of. But are candidates and parties forging meaningful connections, or just falling back on transactional habits?
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 - 22min - 114 - Moderates in the Midterm
Senate candidate Joe O'Dea is getting national attention for his views on abortion, Trump and other issues that set him apart from many in his party. But will his positions be enough to win over the moderate voters so crucial to winning Colorado's elections?
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 - 27min - 113 - What did we learn from the primary?
Colorado's Republican establishment is celebrating a night of victories that they believe will give them a leg up on the general election, and could even be a turning point for their party.
Thu, 30 Jun 2022 - 23min - 112 - Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark
the primary approaches, one big question is what influence an influx of unaffiliated voters might have on the GOP selection contests.
Sat, 25 Jun 2022 - 22min - 111 - The GOP Divide
The party is torn between its grassroots, with their concerns about the 2020 election and their hunger for a more combative tone from lawmakers, and its more traditional voters, who […]
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 - 31min - 110 - What lawmakers did with their time
Over the past 120 days, lawmakers have argued over justice reform, housing, behavioral health and so much more -- we'll wrap up everything they did -- and didn't -- get done.
Sat, 14 May 2022 - 33min - 109 - With mental health, can Colorado achieve ‘transformative’ change?
Colorado ranks last in the nation, when it comes to mental health care available, compared to the number of people who need it. This year state lawmakers are hoping to make a big difference in the problem.
Thu, 05 May 2022 - 27min - 108 - The fight to ban Menthols and flavored vapes
Lawmakers are debating whether to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes and similar products. It's an issue that's pulled in tons of lobbying money and is causing some deep divisions between usual political allies.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 - 30min - 107 - Who’s on the primary ballot?Thu, 14 Apr 2022 - 25min
- 106 - Colorado at the eye of an election conspiracy storm
The story of how one county clerk came to believe in false claims about her own voting equipment, what it reveals about the many ways in which our election system […]
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 - 36min - 105 - The past, and future, of abortion in Colorado
Colorado has been a landmark state for both sides of the abortion debate: home to one of the earliest laws to liberalize access to the procedure, as well as the birthplace of the personhood movement. Now, with Roe v Wade in doubt at the federal level, state lawmakers are writing a new chapter Colorado's convoluted history on the issue.
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 - 28min - 104 - Crime is rising in Colorado – is justice reform to blame?Fri, 11 Mar 2022 - 40min
- 103 - Lawmakers’ brewing labor battle
Some legislative leaders want to give all local public worker unions the power to collectively bargain, but they're up against a lot of powerful opponents.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 33min - 102 - Serving in the statehouse while running for Congress
Seven percent of the state legislature is currently running for Congress — that’s the largest number in recent years and it speaks to the many ways in which this is […]
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 - 23min - 101 - The housing crisis comes home to the Capitol
With home values and rents rising at a dizzying rate, state lawmakers are rushing to try to address Colorado's housing crisis. They do have one ace up their sleeve: a whole lot of federal money.
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 - 20min - 100 - Back to work at the Capitol
The legislature has gaveled in its session. The governor has laid out his agenda. The cost of living and rising crime are high on the list of priorities on both sides of the aisle. What lies ahead for this year's policymaking?
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 - 16min - 99 - Remembering the January 6th Capitol Riot
When rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol a year ago, most members of the Colorado delegation were in the House and Senate chambers. A year later, the memories still haunt them.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 - 21min - 98 - What’s ahead when the legislature returns?
It's beginning to look at lot like politics, at least for our public affairs team; everywhere they go they seem to be hearing about what's ahead at the legislature...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 - 16min - 97 - Hey, did you hear there was an election?Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 24min
- 96 - Colorado Has A Map — If The Court Approves
With minutes left on the clock, the congressional redistricting commission approved a new map. We give you the lowdown on what it looks like, what it means, and how commissioners got there.
Thu, 30 Sep 2021 - 16min - 95 - Redistricting Deadline Looms
Marathon Zoom sessions. Painstaking geographic descriptions. And the slow struggle toward something like consensus. We head inside the final days of the Congressional redistricting commission's work to see how they're trying to get it done.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 - 14min - 94 - Competition Vs Commonalities — A Conundrum For Redistricting
Colorado is one of the few states where the rules for redistricting encourage competitive districts. But is competition really all it's cracked up to be?
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 - 19min - 93 - Colorado’s Got A Brand New Map (But It’s Not The Final Map – Yet)
Redistricting commission staff have released a new proposal that -- if adopted -- would make some dramatic changes to Colorado's congressional districts.
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 - 14min - 92 - Communities Urge Redistricting Commission To Consider The Ties That Bind
Two stories in this episode about different communities that are hoping to persuade the commissions to take their concerns into account as they draw their maps.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 - 17min - 91 - A Road Trip Through Colorado’s (Maybe) 8th District
The first draft of the Congressional map puts the state's newest district north and east of Denver. We hit the road to hear what residents think of that idea.
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 - 14min - 90 - Redistricting Highlights Challenges To Latino Representation
Denver's Northside, historic home of the Chicano movement, has been getting whiter over the last decade. At the same time, some suburbs, like Commerce City, have seen their Latino populations increase. How Colorado's new political maps reflect these changes could have a big impact on the state's Latino representation.
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 16min - 89 - Colorado ‘Nonpartisan’ Redistricting Process Is Still Plenty Political
Republican relief, a bit of Democratic chagrin, and a whole lot of thumbs hoping to sneak onto all sorts of scales -- we look at the political side of Colorado's new approach to redistricting.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 - 19min - 88 - Redistricting: What You Need To Know To Learn The Things You Need To Learn
Colorado's redistricting is in the hands of new independent commissions -- we explain what led up to the change and how the process is works.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 - 16min - 87 - Get ready for Purplish: The Great Redraw
Redistricting: that once-in-a-decade process with huge implications for representation and the balance of power, in Colorado and nationwide. In a special season of Purplish, we look deep into how the state's new process is working and what may come of it.
Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 0min - 86 - That’s All, Folks!
Everything you need to know about the end of session, from 11th hour bill failures to last minute filibusters to post-session caucus infighting, all brought to you by two hosts who really, really need to get some sleep.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 - 22min - 85 - The Chopping BlockFri, 04 Jun 2021 - 12min
- 84 - Into The Whirlwind
We're down to the last two weeks of session and that means two things: rush, rush rush, and stall, stall, stall.
Fri, 28 May 2021 - 18min - 83 - The Big Money Episode
Through new fees and tweaks to the tax code, Democrats are moving forward with policies that could bring in a lot of new money to state coffers, all without having to ask voters' permission.
Fri, 21 May 2021 - 21min - 82 - Race, Politics and Racial Politics
Issues of race and systemic racism have boiled over repeatedly during this legislative session, in policy discussions and public comments, exposing deep divisions in lawmakers' views, and their lived experiences.
Fri, 14 May 2021 - 22min - 81 - Where Are They Now?
Transportation. Guns. The public option. Climate change. We check back in on how four of the biggest policy areas of the session are shaping up.
Fri, 07 May 2021 - 27min - 80 - Justice Reform, A Year After George Floyd
Some state lawmakers want to make even more changes to how police do their jobs, but their ideas face stiff opposition amid rising crime and changing politics.
Fri, 30 Apr 2021 - 24min - 79 - Hot At The Legislature: Housing And Immigration
Renters and undocumented immigrants are two groups that could see their situations change significantly, under a slate of progressive policies at the statehouse.
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 - 18min - 78 - What The Heck Is The Public Option?
Look, we know it's complicated. It could also be the biggest thing the state does on health care since the Affordable Care Act.
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 - 15min - 77 - Maps, Data And Drama, Drama, Drama
Congressional redistricting is a one-in-a-decade political dogfight like no other, and this go-round in Colorado is starting off with some extra challenges.
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 - 21min - 76 - Big Changes, Little Attention
You've heard a lot about health care, guns and transportation. But lawmakers are working on a ton of other ideas that will affect your life in ways you might not expect.
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 - 23min - 75 - Gun Laws After Boulder
The mass shooting at a Boulder grocery store has Colorado Democrats rethinking how far they might be willing to push for more restrictive gun laws.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - 22min - 74 - BONUS: Meet The Jared Polis And Anthony Fauci Of 1918
How did the Jared Polis of 1918 handle *his* deadly pandemic? After a year of living through COVID we decided it would be interesting to look back and tell the tale of Colorado politics during the Spanish flu. One big difference? A lot more moustaches.
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 - 13min - 73 - Capitol Warming
Statehouse Democrats want to go big on climate change this year. Is Gov. Jared Polis ready to go along with them?
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 - 20min - 72 - 1.9 Trillion Is An Awfully Big Number
Congress signed off on spending an out-of-this-world number of Benjamins this week. The Purplish crew looks at what all that money means for Colorado.
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 - 20min - 71 - Polis’s Pandemic Year
This episode of Purplish is brought to you by the letter P: For Polis, pandemic, policies, persuasion, piñata, and proposal.
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 - 21min - 70 - Everything You Need To Know About Transportation ReformFri, 26 Feb 2021 - 19min
- 69 - The State of the State is…Fri, 19 Feb 2021 - 15min
- 68 - On With The Show
This week, two Coloradans took center stage at the second impeachment trial of former president Trump, while back at the state capitol, state lawmakers are warming up for the restart of the legislative session, with plenty of big policies and political drama waiting in the wings.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 - 22min - 67 - Two Capitols, One Wild Week
Caitlyn Kim gives us the scene from DC, recording from the same room she had to hide from rioters in just over a week ago. Bente Birkeland has been back in the Colorado Capitol for the start of a legislative session unlike any other. And Andy Kenney, stuck at home with a baby, has a lot of questions for both of them.
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 - 22min - 66 - BONUS BONUS EPISODE: An Extraordinary SessionFri, 04 Dec 2020 - 18min
- 65 - BONUS EPISODE: Digesting Colorado’s Election Outcomes With Two Colorado Politics Insiders
Every election is a time of reckoning -- a chance for the state to look at its choices and divisions and consider where things go from here. To begin that conversation, this final episode of the season turns to two guests with a deep understanding of the state's politics and voters.
Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 20min - 64 - What The Heck Just Happened?
You know Colorado voted for Joe Biden, and chose John Hickenlooper over Cory Gardner. But what about all those ballot measures voters said yes to -- what will that mean for your life here? And hey, spare a thought for your state legislature; the balance of power came out basically static, and that's actually rather interesting. Intrigued? Good.
Fri, 06 Nov 2020 - 24min - 63 - What We’re Watching For
Obviously the big headlines on election night will be who wins and who loses, which ballot measures pass and which fail. But elections also tell a story -- about where the state is now, and where it might be headed. And that's what our Purplish team looks ahead to in this, our last episode before the election!
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 21min - 62 - On Voter Turnout, And Attempted Voter Turn-Offs
More than a million people have already cast ballots in Colorado. The Purplish team digs into who they are and what's motivating them to get it done so early. At the same time that lots of people are voting, there are also a lot of rumors flying about alleged attempts to prevent that from happening. A special guest joins to help separate fact from fiction.
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 - 20min - 61 - Election Grab Bag
You know we’re getting close — the whole Purplish team is finally together in the studio for the first time.
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 - 23min - 60 - So Many Ballot Measures. Like, SO MANY
Eleven, to be precise. Do we manage to talk about all of them in a half hour? Heck no. But our team does dive deep on a few, while also talking about the larger dynamics at play on the ballot.
Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 28min - 59 - The One About Debates
What happens when two candidates who are both running as the "nice guy" in the race meet on stage? This week we look ahead to the upcoming run of Senate debates. What's at stake for Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper? And what about that presidential debate, huh?
Fri, 02 Oct 2020 - 18min - 58 - Ground Game, Grounded?
It's political gospel that to win a campaign, you've got to reach individual voters, the more directly the better. So how are campaigns adapting their techniques to meet the challenges of the pandemic? Plus, there's about to be a giant Supreme Court nomination fight in Washington. Do Colorado voters care?
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 - 20min - 57 - Mail Ballot Blues
Some people worry the rapid move to mail ballots nationally is inviting massive fraud. Others fear postal slowdowns could sabotage the whole system. The Purplish team takes a local look at the reality behind the fears here in Colorado, a state with a long-running tradition of universal mail ballots.
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 19min - 56 - Purplish Returns: The Election Season
CPR's Public Affairs team is back with your weekly dive into the upcoming election: the big races and the big issues, what we're hearing from candidates — and voters, and the moments that make us go wait... what? It's all here in the new season of Purplish.
Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 19min - 55 - BONUS: The Democrats Competing To Take On Cory Gardner
In this bonus episode, we talk to voters about the primary race for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, between John Hickenlooper and Andrew Romanoff, and review the candidates' records.
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 - 22min - 54 - The End Is Near
The legislature is on its final sprint to adjournment and we'll catch you up on everything they've done, and are still trying to do.
Fri, 12 Jun 2020 - 14min - 53 - Protests, Policing, And Education Cuts
Last week lawmakers were laying aside even the most popular bills to make room to focus on the pandemic. But the past week of protests have pushed a new issue to the top of the agenda: police reform.
Fri, 05 Jun 2020 - 19min - 52 - The Legislature Strikes Back
Lawmakers returned to work Tuesday in a changed world. The first order of business was to start laying aside most of their bills from the first half of session. The second order of business was to argue passionately about how they'll work from here on out. And the third was to set a new, pandemic-driven agenda. We discuss it all on this week's Purplish.
Fri, 29 May 2020 - 18min - 51 - You Can’t Kiss Babies Over ZoomFri, 22 May 2020 - 18min
- 50 - Budget Cuts and Building Rules
Lawmakers have a lot of decisions to make before they return to work at the end of May. Those are as big as cutting three billion dollars from the budget, and as small as where people will sit to achieve social distancing.
Thu, 14 May 2020 - 15min - 49 - W(h)ither The Big Bills?
Remember the start of the legislative session, when all talk was about paid family leave, the public option, and how Jared Polis might use his power as governor in the […]
Thu, 16 Apr 2020 - 18min - 48 - Justice — And Many Other Things — Delayed
What happens to the right to a speedy trial when the court system is shut down during a pandemic? Can testing every last person in a small Western Colorado county yield new insights into the spread of coronavirus? What will life in Colorado look like the day after the "stay home" order lifts? And how much, really, will lawmakers actually try to push through once they're allowed back in the state capitol? Hosts Bente Birkeland and Andrew Kenney tackle those questions and more with CPR's Justice reporter, Allison Sherry.
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 - 19min - 47 - Partisan Politics vs. Pandemic Politics
Times of crisis generally bring people together, but even in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, politicians can only sing kumbaya for so long.
Fri, 03 Apr 2020 - 19min - 46 - The ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Discussed By Three People Staying In Their Homes
Our hosts locked themselves in their bedrooms, or hid under blankets in their closets, to record this week's episode, which is all about the politics and practicalities of Gov. Jared Polis' statewide "stay at home" order.
Fri, 27 Mar 2020 - 18min - 45 - Politics, Policy, and the Pandemic
The legislative session is on hiatus, but politics, governing, and Purplish all definitely go on. In fact, policy-making is going on at warp speed, as Gov.
Sat, 21 Mar 2020 - 20min
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