- Some people worry the rapid move to mail ballots nationally is inviting massive fraud. Others fear postal slowdowns could sabotage the whole system. The Purplish team takes a local look at the reality behind the fears here in Colorado, a state with a long-running tradition of universal mail ballots.
- The new bipartisan bill, named for the murdered Fort Hood soldier, would create a confidential reporting system and remove the responsibility for investigations from the chain of command.
- While District 3 leans conservative, its largest voting block is unaffiliated voters.
- CPR's Public Affairs team is back with your weekly dive into the upcoming election: the big races and the big issues, what we're hearing from candidates — and voters, and the moments that make us go wait... what? It's all here in the new season of Purplish.
- “This is the support small businesses need to stay afloat through the end of the year, into 2021,” Sen. Michael Bennet said of his bill.
- The bill would spend around $500 million on schools, testing, and unemployment assistance, among other things. But it leaves out many of Democrats' priorities, including another round of state and local aid.
- Republican Lauren Boebert and Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush are campaigning hard to win voters across the 3rd District. Which of them wins will depend on how well they can connect across this vast, and varied, district.
- With just over two months until Election Day, no debates have been agreed to yet in this closely watched race.
- The race to represent the Western Slope and Southern Colorado in Congress is getting national attention, after political newcomer Lauren Boebert pulled off an upset victory in the Republican primary.
- Last year, the Larimer County town was growing as people moved from nearby Fort Collins. This year, the story’s a bit different, and the coronavirus pandemic has left scars.
- William Perry Pendley has drawn criticism for his past support for the sale of public lands and questioning of climate change.
- Jena Griswald plans on adding an additional 100 ballot drop boxes by Election Day to help protect Colorado against potential Postal Service slowdowns
- The Census Bureau announced in early August that it would end its counting operation a month early citing the coronavirus pandemic.
- One of President Donald Trump's orders would extend federal unemployment aid at $400 a week until Dec. 6 or until the money runs out.
- Additional state and local aid is a major point of contention in this latest round of coronavirus aid negotiations between Republicans and Democrats.
- The chamber is not adjourning for the scheduled August recess. But with no timeline for a vote on another coronavirus aid package, most Senators, like their House colleagues, will wait out the negotiations at home.
