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159 - A bipartisan tradition fades in the CO House, while Democrats preview both ambitions and fault lines

Purplish is CPR News' weekly podcast about state politics, state government, Colorado policy, and political identity. This season the show is hosted by public affairs reporters Bente Birkeland and Andrew Kenney. Each week while the legislature is in session, they'll break down the latest developments, look ahead to what's next, and dive into the bigger picture of what it all means.

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137 - Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado

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129 - The legislature’s spending dance

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127 - Colorado’s blockbuster filibuster (and why it matters)

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126 - Xcel’s winter of discontent

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125 - Disability rights at center stage

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124 - Rent control in Colorado?

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123 - How Colorado’s gun laws have changed from frontier days to today

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121 - The legislature is back: what do they want to do?

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120 - Is Colorado a blue state now?

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