Vacancy appointments get lots of lawmakers to the capitol. Is it time for a change?
Colorado takes a relatively cheap and fast approach for filling statehouse vacancies. What it’s not, is democratic.
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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The billion-dollar budget hole
How did state finances end up in such bad shape, and how far will lawmakers go to get back in balance?
An assault weapons ban by any other name…
Democrats are targeting one firearm feature they say makes the most difference in mass shootings.
The embattled Labor Peace Act
For 82 years, this law has made unionization more difficult in Colorado.
What are SMART Act hearings, and are they actually making state government better?
Done poorly, they can be Powerpoint Purgatory. Done well, they make news.
New Congress, old normal (for now?)
After all the drama of recent years, the start to the 119th Congress has been, dare we say it, pretty normal?
A bipartisan tradition fades in the CO House, while Democrats preview both ambitions and fault lines
Before state lawmakers hit the gas on their new session, we look over its opening days.
