- How did the Jared Polis of 1918 handle *his* deadly pandemic? After a year of living through COVID we decided it would be interesting to look back and tell the tale of Colorado politics during the Spanish flu. One big difference? A lot more moustaches.
- A man is in police custody after a shooting attack that left at least 10 people dead, including a Boulder police officer, at a King Soopers grocery store.
- Booming state revenues illustrate just how starkly divided the economic recovery has been so far.
- Statehouse Democrats want to go big on climate change this year. Is Gov. Jared Polis ready to go along with them?
- Fees are the backbone of this proposal, not taxes.
- Health care reform has been a top priority for Gov. Jared Polis, who earlier signaled support for the effort. A similar proposal fell apart during the pandemic.
- The employees of farms, ranches and other agricultural businesses are excluded from some of the protections other Colorado workers have. A sweeping new bill at the legislature would change that, granting new rights on everything from wages to union organizing.
- Congress signed off on spending an out-of-this-world number of Benjamins this week. The Purplish crew looks at what all that money means for Colorado.
- Bills pending at the state Capitol would give people more time to avoid an eviction, more leverage against their landlords, and more protection from late fees. But it's facing opposition.
- The current set of extended benefits is now in its final week. But President Joe Biden is set to sign the latest federal relief package, known as the American Rescue Plan, into law on March 11.
- A better unemployment hotline, wildfire recovery, expanded broadband internet and more are on the list.
- Several aides are now organizers of the new Political Workers Guild of Colorado, a workers’ association that would be among the first of its kind in the U.S.
- A new analysis by CPR News shows how Biden, Lauren Boebert and other candidates performed in Colorado’s cities, towns and neighborhoods.
- This episode of Purplish is brought to you by the letter P: For Polis, pandemic, policies, persuasion, piñata, and proposal.
- Attorney General Phil Weiser is partnering with law enforcement, unemployment officials and district attorneys around Colorado to investigate the fraud attempts.
- A new dashboard will explain ongoing glitches and solutions, but another challenge could be looming as extended benefits are set to expire in March.
