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Purplish — 193 episodes
Did Colorado get hit with an anti-incumbent wave on primary night?
Colorado’s Capitol is a trove of histories, curiosities and controversies
The Republicans and Democrats who want to represent you in Congress
Tina Peters is free, but the story is likely far from over
The Democrats and Republicans who want to be Colorado’s next governor
Wrapping up the session: the policies, the politics... and the poetry
ICE tactics have some Colorado Dems itching to respond. That’s easier said than done
Should Colorado lawmakers get a raise? It’s a politically thorny topic
Who’s on the primary ballot and what did it take for them to get there
11 questions lawmakers hope could help prevent domestic violence killings
Who should have the power to pump up the volume at Colorado’s venues
Colorado’s budget woes and the ballooning costs of Medicaid
Colorado’s prisons have a crowding problem
What the ‘Flock’ are you looking at? License plate readers and mass surveillance
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
What are Colorado voters worried about?
Ending on a high note
Drinking at the Colorado Capitol
The new oil and gas war
Is Colorado really about to commit to passenger rail?
Lawmakers’ $1.5B tax credit battle royale
Is Colorado’s medical aid in dying law too hard to use?
What do all the new immigrant arrivals mean for Colorado?
The first month of session, down
Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado
Tina Peters is headed to trial – how did we get here?
The legislature returns: what lies ahead?
Could this Colorado case determine Trump’s political future?
What’s up with Prop. II?
What’s up with Prop. HH?
Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?
Land use, property taxes and party conflicts — how the legislature wrapped up
The legislature’s spending dance
The year that could change how Colorado grows
Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)
Xcel’s winter of discontent
Disability rights at center stage
Rent control in Colorado?
How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today
The Polis Agenda
The legislature is back: what do they want to do?
Is Colorado a blue state now?
What we’re watching for on Election Day
What keeps our elections safe?
All your 2022 ballot measures explained (plus a few weird ones from history)
Housing on your ballot
Colorado’s Latino voters and the 2022 races
Moderates in the Midterm
What did we learn from the primary?
Unaffiliated Voters — the big question mark
The GOP Divide
What lawmakers did with their time
With mental health, can Colorado achieve ‘transformative’ change?
The fight to ban Menthols and flavored vapes
Who’s on the primary ballot?
Colorado at the eye of an election conspiracy storm
The past, and future, of abortion in Colorado
Crime is rising in Colorado – is justice reform to blame?
Lawmakers’ brewing labor battle
Serving in the statehouse while running for Congress
The housing crisis comes home to the Capitol
Back to work at the Capitol
Remembering the January 6th Capitol Riot
What’s ahead when the legislature returns?
Hey, did you hear there was an election?
Colorado Has A Map — If The Court Approves
Redistricting Deadline Looms
Competition Vs Commonalities — A Conundrum For Redistricting
Colorado’s Got A Brand New Map (But It’s Not The Final Map – Yet)
Communities Urge Redistricting Commission To Consider The Ties That Bind
A Road Trip Through Colorado’s (Maybe) 8th District
Redistricting Highlights Challenges To Latino Representation
Colorado ‘Nonpartisan’ Redistricting Process Is Still Plenty Political
Redistricting: What You Need To Know To Learn The Things You Need To Learn
Get ready for Purplish: The Great Redraw
That’s All, Folks!
The Chopping Block
Into The Whirlwind
The Big Money Episode
Race, Politics and Racial Politics
Where Are They Now?
Justice Reform, A Year After George Floyd
Hot At The Legislature: Housing And Immigration
What The Heck Is The Public Option?
Maps, Data And Drama, Drama, Drama
Big Changes, Little Attention
Gun Laws After Boulder
BONUS: Meet The Jared Polis And Anthony Fauci Of 1918
Capitol Warming
1.9 Trillion Is An Awfully Big Number
Polis’s Pandemic Year
Everything You Need To Know About Transportation Reform
The State of the State is…
On With The Show
Two Capitols, One Wild Week
BONUS BONUS EPISODE: An Extraordinary Session
BONUS EPISODE: Digesting Colorado’s Election Outcomes With Two Colorado Politics Insiders
What The Heck Just Happened?
What We’re Watching For
On Voter Turnout, And Attempted Voter Turn-Offs
Election Grab Bag
So Many Ballot Measures. Like, SO MANY
The One About Debates
Ground Game, Grounded?
Mail Ballot Blues
Purplish Returns: The Election Season
BONUS: The Democrats Competing To Take On Cory Gardner
The End Is Near
Protests, Policing, And Education Cuts
The Legislature Strikes Back
You Can’t Kiss Babies Over Zoom
Budget Cuts and Building Rules
W(h)ither The Big Bills?
Justice — And Many Other Things — Delayed
Partisan Politics vs. Pandemic Politics
The ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Discussed By Three People Staying In Their Homes
Politics, Policy, and the Pandemic
Legislation In The Time Of Coronavirus
Super Tuesday Might Not Mean What You Think In Colorado…
Sausage In The Making
Out Of The Statehouse, Into The National Spotlight
Family Matters
Big Ideas Incoming
The Matter Of Life And Death
The Political Is Personal
Things Democrats Disagree About
Trailer: Purplish Reborn
ALL OF THE BILLS!!!!
The First Fractivist
Electoral College Dropouts
Could Colorado Fix Congress?
BONUS: Hick At High Noon
BONUS: What’s Next for Pur-plish?
Blue Avalanche
The Holdouts
You Can’t Hack Paper
The Prisoner Voting Dilemma
Purple State Blues
Gerryman-don’t
The Forgotten State Of Southern Colorado
Walker Stapleton’s Family
Jared Polis’ Money
The Signature Wars
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