/tags/purplish Purplish en-US Copyright ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:02:23 GMT /news/2025-06-23/why-is-douglas-county-so-worked-up-about-home-rule For the first time in 50 years, a Colorado county will vote on going home rule -- but there's a lot of debate about what that really means. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:02:23 GMT /news/2025-06-23/why-is-douglas-county-so-worked-up-about-home-rule Bente Birkeland, Stephanie Wolf /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing Bente Birkeland, Ben Markus, CPR News /politics/2025-05-09/the-5-biggest-themes-of-colorados-2025-legislative-session Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations. Fri, 09 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-09/the-5-biggest-themes-of-colorados-2025-legislative-session Jesse Paul, Lucas Brady Woods, Brian Eason, Bente Birkeland, Chas Sisk /politics/2025-05-02/purplish-a-rare-veto-showdown-at-the-state-capitol How a bill about illegal activity on social media turned into a faceoff between lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis. Fri, 02 May 2025 23:59:06 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/purplish-a-rare-veto-showdown-at-the-state-capitol Bente Birkeland, Jesse Paul /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse shared their thoughts on immigration, DOGE, the economy and more in a live taping of the Purplish podcast in Denver earlier this week. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to stymie some of the tactics they’ve seen deployed by the Trump administration. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:53:51 GMT /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Democratic lawmakers want to expand protections, even as the federal government moves rapidly in the opposite direction. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:52:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods /politics/2025-04-04/purplish-colorados-political-parties-try-to-navigate-a-changed-political-landscape Democratic soul searching. A Republican fork in the road. As the nation undergoes enormous political shifts, the parties in Colorado are struggling to find their footing. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:26:20 GMT /politics/2025-04-04/purplish-colorados-political-parties-try-to-navigate-a-changed-political-landscape Bente Birkeland, Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts State lawmakers had to find more than $1 billion in savings in order to balance the state budget this session. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:08:37 GMT /politics/2025-03-28/purplish-colorados-budget-hits-crunch-time-with-painful-cuts Bente Birkeland, Brian Eason /politics/2025-03-21/purplish-some-colorado-cities-plan-to-ignore-new-housing-density-laws A local-versus-state battle has taken hold over how Colorado will grow. It’s a fight about local control and who gets to decide what’s best for Coloradans. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:52:03 GMT /politics/2025-03-21/purplish-some-colorado-cities-plan-to-ignore-new-housing-density-laws Bente Birkeland, Nathaniel Minor