Yes, yes, we just had an election, but it’s never too soon to talk about the midterms
Coloradans spoke strongly about school lunches in this off-year election. Next year’s ballots will give them a lot more to chew on.
Purplish
Purplish is a podcast about state politics, state government and elections, produced by CPR News and the Colorado Capitol News Alliance.
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Portrait scandals and secret tunnels: Purplish tours the Colorado Capitol
The building itself, and the various objects inside it, open up bigger conversations about history and politics.
Colorado’s ‘Healthy School Meals for All’ is at a crossroads. Voters will decide where it goes
Advocates say the program has been successful at feeding more kids and reducing lunch line stigma. There’s not enough money to do everything it promised.
Colorado banned conversion therapy for minors. A U.S. Supreme Court case could upend that
The case pits free speech against the authority of states to regulate medical practices.
How a possible Buc-ee’s travel plaza has divided one Colorado town
Last year, Buc-ee’s opened its first Colorado location, an expansive 74,000 square-foot outpost in Weld County filled with beaver-branded merch, brisket sandwiches and sweets. Not too long after that, the company began plans for a second store, landing at a parcel of land about a two-hours drive away in northern El Paso County.
Budget balanced (for now), AI decisions punted, relationships ruptured: What went down during special session
In a tense and, at times, dramatic special session, lawmakers pushed through bills to tackle a billion-dollar budget hole, SNAP cuts, and more.
Crude Signal chats, social media attacks, mistreated aides: lawmaker conduct is back in the headlines
Incidents keep happening at the statehouse that show lawmakers still have a ways to go in their quest to set a healthy workplace culture.
Why lawmakers have been eyeing Colorado’s $2B in ‘unclaimed property’
Purplish takes a trip inside the treasure vault at the State Capitol.
