Purplish

Colorado’s 2019 legislative session is over. The last four months of frantic lawmaking were a test for Democrats, who to... Read more

Colorado’s capitol is current firmly in the hands of the Democrats, so that means smooth sailing for all their policies ... Read more

This week we're talking about some of the ways things can get personal -- very personal -- at the state capitol.

We're a month into session, and Capitol newbie Andrew Kenney is starting to realize it's not all pithy quotes and snappy... Read more

Should Colorado keep the death penalty? As lawmakers once again debate abolition, it's a question that divides parties, ... Read more

Ken Crumb’s story likely sounds familiar. A Front Range resident sees oil and gas drilling in his community. He doesn’t ... Read more

Security experts say Colorado is one of the most reliable places to cast a ballot. That’s largely because of an old tech... Read more

Neglect can be a powerful political force. Southern Colorado spent a century mostly voting for Democrats, but in 2016 ma... Read more

A name can be a tricky thing for a politician. For Walker Stapleton, the Republican nominee for governor, his name does ... Read more

The midterm election has come and gone. In Colorado, what occurred wasn't a blue wave, it was a blue avalanche. It was a... Read more

When is an election like a bad night of speed dating? When you’ve gone through five candidates and still aren’t so sure ... Read more

Democratic presidential candidates are on a winning streak in Colorado. The state voted for Barack Obama twice and for H... Read more

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

Now that ballots have been cast and counted, CPR is trying to figure out what the future holds for Purplish.

After eight years as Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper appears to be gearing up for a presidential run. On the camp... Read more

Colorado boasts some of the highest voter turnout in the country. Seventy percent of eligible adults submitted a ballot ... Read more

The legislative session is on hiatus, but politics, governing, and Purplish all definitely go on. In fact, policy-making... Read more

Our hosts locked themselves in their bedrooms, or hid under blankets in their closets, to record this week's episode, wh... Read more

Democrats in the state legislature say they’re ready to step into two big areas where they don’t think Coloradans are be... Read more

Gerrymandering is on the Colorado ballot this November. Amendments Y and Z promise to take the politics out of the drawi... Read more