Purplish
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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, Colorado...
Episodes (185)
Who’s on the primary ballot and what did it take for them to get there
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Apr 17, 202626:30failed
11 questions lawmakers hope could help prevent domestic violence killings
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Apr 10, 202626:30failed
Who should have the power to pump up the volume at Colorado’s venues
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Apr 3, 202631:47failed
Colorado’s budget woes and the ballooning costs of Medicaid
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Mar 27, 202633:02failed
Colorado’s prisons have a crowding problem
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Mar 20, 202629:13failed
What the ‘Flock’ are you looking at? License plate readers and mass surveillance
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Mar 13, 202636:12failed
A prescription for pesticides? Why lawmakers considered a novel approach to neon...
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Mar 6, 202627:31completed
Will Colorado give data centers a warm embrace, or a cool reception?
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Feb 20, 202626:26pending
Colorado in Trump’s crosshairs
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Feb 6, 202630:41pending
Gov. Polis is a lame duck. What does that mean for Colorado policy and politics?
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Jan 23, 202628:10pending
Get ready for a new legislative session under Colorado’s Gold Dome
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Jan 9, 202626:19pending
Colorado’s homeowner’s insurance on shaky ground
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Dec 12, 202530:04pending
Will Colorado join the redistricting war?
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Nov 21, 202533:12pending
Veterans Day Special: The battle of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of a Coloradan wh...
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Nov 10, 202514:35pending
Yes, yes, we just had an election, but It's never too soon to talk about the mid...
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Nov 7, 202538:38pending
Portrait scandals and secret tunnels: Purplish tours the Colorado Capitol
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Oct 24, 202532:36pending
Colorado’s ‘Healthy School Meals for All’ is at a crossroads. Voters will decide...
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Oct 17, 202529:54pending
Colorado banned conversion therapy for minors. A U.S. Supreme Court case could u...
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Oct 3, 202526:29pending
How a possible Buc-ee’s travel plaza has divided one Colorado town
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Sep 19, 202535:07pending
Budget balanced (for now), AI decisions punted, relationships ruptured: What wen...
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Aug 29, 202526:41pending
Crude Signal chats, social media attacks, mistreated aides: lawmaker conduct is...
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Aug 15, 202534:11pending
Why lawmakers have been eyeing Colorado's $2B in ‘unclaimed property’
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Aug 1, 202527:45pending
What Republicans' ‘One Big Beautiful Bill' means for Colorado
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Jul 18, 202538:53pending
Why is Douglas County so worked up about home rule?
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Jun 20, 202530:14pending
When Colorado rewrote the rules for policing
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Jun 6, 202528:34pending
Medicaid cuts, AI regs, special session chances: Colorado’s governor and legisla...
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May 23, 202539:45pending
That’s a wrap, for now. Here’s how the 2025 session ended up
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May 9, 202529:17pending
A rare veto showdown at the State Capitol
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May 2, 202530:02pending
100 days of Trump, in the eyes of two Colorado lawmakers from two different capi...
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Apr 25, 202545:51pending
Colorado answers Trump's immigration crackdown with expanded protections
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Apr 18, 202529:55pending
As the White House restricts trans rights, Colorado is poised to fortify them
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Apr 11, 202524:40pending
Colorado's political parties navigate a changed political landscape
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Apr 4, 202527:15pending
Colorado's budget hits crunch time with ‘painful’ cuts
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Mar 28, 202528:50pending
Some Colorado cities plan to ignore new housing density laws
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Mar 21, 202529:01pending
Colorado lawmakers hit halftime at the State Capitol
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Mar 14, 202531:04pending
The human toll of Colorado’s sexual assault evidence backlog
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Mar 7, 202522:42pending
Vacancy appointments get lots of lawmakers to the capitol. Is it time for a chan...
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Feb 28, 202526:07pending
Life as a new state lawmaker
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Feb 21, 202535:10pending
The billion-dollar budget hole
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Feb 14, 202520:30pending
An assault weapons ban by any other name...
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Feb 7, 202521:30pending
The embattled Labor Peace Act
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Jan 31, 202525:51pending
What are SMART Act hearings?
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Jan 24, 202519:37pending
New Congress, old normal (for now?)
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Jan 17, 202531:09pending
A bipartisan tradition fades in the CO House, while Democrats preview both ambit...
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Jan 14, 202520:30pending
Budget cuts on tap for Colorado
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Jan 3, 202528:03pending
How it all went down
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Nov 8, 202431:12pending
What will make the difference in this election?
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Nov 1, 202428:53pending
How Colorado secures the vote
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Oct 25, 202421:18pending
All. The. Ballot. Questions. All of them.
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Oct 18, 202432:25pending
The Colorado congressional races to know about
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Oct 11, 202435:21pending