Purplish
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 (197)
The billion-dollar budget hole
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An assault weapons ban by any other name...
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The embattled Labor Peace Act
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What are SMART Act hearings?
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New Congress, old normal (for now?)
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A bipartisan tradition fades in the CO House, while Democrats preview both ambit...
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Budget cuts on tap for Colorado
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How it all went down
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What will make the difference in this election?
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How Colorado secures the vote
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All. The. Ballot. Questions. All of them.
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The Colorado congressional races to know about
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Will ranked-choice voting rewrite Colorado's elections? Prop. 131 explained.
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Coming soon: Purplish's 2024 election season
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Assessing the primary as the dust settles
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GOP rifts in the Congressional Districts 5 and 8 primaries
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The primary fight for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
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In eastern Colorado, a primary and a vacancy election
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What are Colorado voters worried about?
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Ending on a high note
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Drinking at the Colorado Capitol
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The new oil and gas war
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Is Colorado really about to commit to passenger rail?
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Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royale
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Is Colorado’s medical aid in dying law too hard to use?
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What do all the new immigrant arrivals mean for Colorado?
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The first month of session, down
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Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado
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Tina Peters is headed to trial – how did we get here?
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The legislature returns: what lies ahead?
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Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?
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What’s up with Prop. II?
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What’s up with Prop. HH?
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Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?
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Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how the legislature wrapped up
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The legislature’s spending dance
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The year that could change how Colorado grows
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Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)
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Xcel’s winter of discontent
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Disability rights at center stage
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Rent control in Colorado?
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How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today
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The Polis Agenda
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The legislature is back: what do they want to do?
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Is Colorado a blue state now?
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What we’re watching for on Election Day
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What keeps our elections safe?
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All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)
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Housing on your ballot
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Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races
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