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, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and The Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Episodes

A prescription for pesticides? Why lawmakers considered a novel approach to neonics

Will Colorado give data centers a warm embrace, or a cool reception?

Colorado in Trump’s crosshairs

Gov. Polis is a lame duck. What does that mean for Colorado policy and politics?

Get ready for a new legislative session under Colorado’s Gold Dome

Colorado’s homeowner’s insurance on shaky ground

Will Colorado join the redistricting war?

Veterans Day Special: The battle of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of a Coloradan who lived it

Yes, yes, we just had an election, but It's never too soon to talk about the midterms

Portrait scandals and secret tunnels: Purplish tours the Colorado Capitol

Colorado’s ‘Healthy School Meals for All’ is at a crossroads. Voters will decide where it goes

Colorado banned conversion therapy for minors. A U.S. Supreme Court case could upend that

How a possible Buc-ee’s travel plaza has divided one Colorado town

Budget balanced (for now), AI decisions punted, relationships ruptured: What went down during special session

Crude Signal chats, social media attacks, mistreated aides: lawmaker conduct is back in the headlines

Why lawmakers have been eyeing Colorado's $2B in ‘unclaimed property’

What Republicans' ‘One Big Beautiful Bill' means for Colorado

Why is Douglas County so worked up about home rule?

When Colorado rewrote the rules for policing

Medicaid cuts, AI regs, special session chances: Colorado’s governor and legislative leadership weigh in

That’s a wrap, for now. Here’s how the 2025 session ended up

A rare veto showdown at the State Capitol

100 days of Trump, in the eyes of two Colorado lawmakers from two different capitols

Colorado answers Trump's immigration crackdown with expanded protections

As the White House restricts trans rights, Colorado is poised to fortify them

Colorado's political parties navigate a changed political landscape

Colorado's budget hits crunch time with ‘painful’ cuts

Some Colorado cities plan to ignore new housing density laws

Colorado lawmakers hit halftime at the State Capitol

The human toll of Colorado’s sexual assault evidence backlog

Vacancy appointments get lots of lawmakers to the capitol. Is it time for a change?

Life as a new state lawmaker

The billion-dollar budget hole

An assault weapons ban by any other name...

The embattled Labor Peace Act

What are SMART Act hearings?

New Congress, old normal (for now?)

A bipartisan tradition fades in the CO House, while Democrats preview both ambitions and fault lines

Budget cuts on tap for Colorado

How it all went down

What will make the difference in this election?

How Colorado secures the vote

All. The. Ballot. Questions. All of them.

The Colorado congressional races to know about

Will ranked-choice voting rewrite Colorado's elections? Prop. 131 explained.

Coming soon: Purplish's 2024 election season

Assessing the primary as the dust settles

GOP rifts in the Congressional Districts 5 and 8 primaries

The primary fight for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

In eastern Colorado, a primary and a vacancy election

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