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Purplish

Colorado Public Radio

Government

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 190

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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Coming soon: Purplish's 2024 election season

Season 14

vendredi 27 septembre 2024 • Duration 03:09

Purplish is coming back to help you prepare for Colorado's 2024 election, including contentious congressional races and 14 statewide ballot measures.

Tune in for the stories behind those initiatives, and to hear arguments for and against them. Also, why Coloradans will choose new representatives in all the congressional seats Republicans hold. Episodes start October 4.

Plus, you can participate in the first Purplish live taping on October 8 in Denver. Get tickets here: cpr.org/purplishlive.

Assessing the primary as the dust settles

vendredi 28 juin 2024 • Duration 31:53

Our hosts discuss the big themes that emerged from Republican primary results and what they mean for the future of the party, and for the general election.

Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royale

vendredi 22 mars 2024 • Duration 28:28

Spending limits make it hard for the legislature to put new priorities in the budget. But the tax code is another matter altogether.

Politics, Policy, and the Pandemic

samedi 21 mars 2020 • Duration 20:43

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.

Legislation In The Time Of Coronavirus

samedi 14 mars 2020 • Duration 17:31

Lawmakers aren't getting ready for 100 years of solitude. Just two weeks or so.

Super Tuesday Might Not Mean What You Think In Colorado…

vendredi 6 mars 2020 • Duration 17:02

When is an election like a bad night of speed dating? When you’ve gone through five candidates and still aren’t so sure about the one you’re finally matched with.

Sausage In The Making

samedi 29 février 2020 • Duration 23:26

Democrats in the state legislature say they’re ready to step into two big areas where they don’t think Coloradans are being well served: with the cost of their health insurance, […]

Out Of The Statehouse, Into The National Spotlight

samedi 22 février 2020 • Duration 20:59

With presidential candidates -- and the president himself -- flocking to Colorado, we take a look at the state of the race here, and its implication for Cory Gardner's hotly contested Senate seat.

Family Matters

samedi 15 février 2020 • Duration 20:25

It's one of the most passionate fault-lines in state politics: how to balance the authority of parents with the need to protect children and advance society's interests. And people at the Capitol have a LOT to say about it.

Big Ideas Incoming

samedi 8 février 2020 • Duration 22:57

We're a month into session, and Capitol newbie Andrew Kenney is starting to realize it's not all pithy quotes and snappy debates. Lawmakers are getting to wrestle with some of the session's most contested proposals.