Purplish Podcast
1) Budget balanced (for now), AI decisions punted, relationships ruptured: What went down during special session
The giant tax-cuts-and-spending package passed by Congressional Republicans will have major ramifications for every state in the country, but Colorado is one of the first place it's really being felt....Show More
2) Crude Signal chats, social media attacks, mistreated aides: lawmaker conduct is back in the headlines
House Republicans sharing locker room jokes about a Democratic colleague's outfit in a group chat. A former Democratic senator charged with a felony for allegedly forging letters of defense in an ethi...Show More
3) Why lawmakers have been eyeing Colorado's $2B in ‘unclaimed property’
There’s a secure room in the State Capitol filled with the lost treasures of generations of Coloradans: baseball cards, war medals, even a large yellow diamond ring. Unclaimed property that has come i...Show More
4) What Republicans' ‘One Big Beautiful Bill' means for Colorado
After a lot of back and forth, Republicans in Congress have passed President Trump’s mega tax and spending package, aka the “One, Big Beautiful Bill.” At almost a thousand pages, the law fulfills a ...Show More
5) Why is Douglas County so worked up about home rule?
Voters in Douglas County are deciding whether to become a home rule county. With ballots due June 24, the issue is stirring up a lot of strong feelings, amidst competing claims about what it would mea...Show More
6) When Colorado rewrote the rules for policing
2020 was an extraordinary year for the Colorado legislature. COVID-19 forced lawmakers to break halfway through session. They returned to work in May with a short list of priorities: balance the budge...Show More
7) Medicaid cuts, AI regs, special session chances: Colorado’s governor and legislative leadership weigh in
State lawmakers have bid adieu to the Colorado State Capitol — for now. But lots of questions remain. For example, what’s next for Colorado’s controversial artificial intelligence law? What about fede...Show More
8) That’s a wrap, for now. Here’s how the 2025 session ended up
State lawmakers took it right down to the wire on some of the biggest issues of the 2025 legislative session, including immigration, artificial intelligence, labor unions, rights for transgender Color...Show More
9) A rare veto showdown at the State Capitol
Lawmakers got behind a bill this session that would have required social media companies like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram to do more about illegal activity on their platforms. It was a signific...Show More
10) 100 days of Trump, in the eyes of two Colorado lawmakers from two different capitols
From tariffs to immigration, the Department of Government Efficiency, and an avalanche of executive actions and policies, President Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a whirlwind. In a special e...Show More