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Purplish

Colorado Public Radio

Purplish is a podcast about politics and policy and how they shape Coloradans’ lives, hosted by Colorado Public Radio’s public affairs reporter Bente Birkeland and reporters from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. They break down the latest developments at the statehouse, in Congress and in local communities, to find the bigger picture behind the political headlines.Purplish is produced by CPR News with support from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC News,

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29:06

Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought...

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2023/06/02

Yes, politics may be shifting in this conservative bulwark, but that's only one part of the story.

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28:27

Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how...

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2023/05/11

The end of session brought dramatic developments, bruising disagreements and a few goofy moments.

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32:19

The legislature’s spending dance

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2023/05/04

Here’s a math problem for you: how do you get hundreds of different bills to add up to one balanced budget?

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31:08

The year that could change how Colorado grows

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2023/04/21

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.

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29:35

Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)

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2023/04/06

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?

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34:04

Xcel’s winter of discontent

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2023/03/24

Sky-high utility bills and record corporate profits have many Coloradans — and lawmakers — asking if it’s time to rethink Xcel’s business model.

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31:40

Disability rights at center stage

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2023/03/11

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.

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33:37

Rent control in Colorado?

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2023/03/03

The policy has been banned in Colorado for four decades, but that could all change this year.

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44:07

How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier...

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2023/02/10

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.

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20:46

The Polis Agenda

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2023/01/20

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.

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29:58

The legislature is back: what do they want to do?

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2023/01/13

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.

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25:18

Is Colorado a blue state now?

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2022/11/11

Yes, we know what happened Tuesday, but we're still not changing the name of the podcast.

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30:02

What we’re watching for on Election Day

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2022/11/04

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.

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32:20

What keeps our elections safe?

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2022/10/28

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.

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32:00

All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few...

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2022/10/22

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.

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29:27

Housing on your ballot

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2022/10/14

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.

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22:02

Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races

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2022/09/29

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?

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27:58

Moderates in the Midterm

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2022/09/15

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?

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23:04

What did we learn from the primary?

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2022/06/30

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.

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22:26

Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark

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2022/06/25

the primary approaches, one big question is what influence an influx of unaffiliated voters might have on the GOP selection contests.

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