Colorado Votes: The Stakes for the Statehouse

The presidential race isn't the only nailbiter in Colorado this election season; control of the state legislature is also up for grabs. If one party wins the majority in both chambers, or if the General Assembly is once again split between Republicans and Democrats, it will determine the policies that succeed next year. That list includes everything from civil unions to the fate of any budget surplus. Host Ryan Warner talks with CPR's Megan Verlee about the stakes at the state Capitol.

[photo: MVerlee/CPR]

Listen to Colorado Matters' earlier conversation with Ernest Luning of the Statesman newspaper about the most hotly contested state legislative races here.