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Colorado Inside Out
Colorado Inside Out
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As Colorado Public Television’s flagship public affairs program, this series presents a thought-provoking and in-depth weekly analysis of Colorado current affairs by a panel of highly-informed journalists, activists and professional pundits.
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Our Insiders this week are tackling some complicated topics...Denver's financial standing, the video surveillance tactics local municipalities are supporting to fight crime and the growing rates of pedestrian fatalities and domestic violence fatalities. Join us for insight into these topics and more.
Colorado’s economy was reported to be "treading water" in a national report this week. Still, Governor Polis applauded his administration for saving us money and allowing us to live affordably, which is it? Ballots have arrived for the Colorado midterm elections. Listen to our panelists discuss these topics and so much more this week.
Freedom of speech keeps finding its way into the show; this time, it's a question for the students of CU. Once again, Colorado laws are being challenged at the Supreme Court. The challenge of homelessness has made its way to less urban Colorado Cities, and Polis is challenging the funding of cities that don't align with Colorado laws. Watch for this and more on Colorado Inside Out.
On Colorado Inside Out, the guests cover some of Colorado's latest news. Starting with the Federal Government shut down and will the Denver Pavilions get a much-needed overhaul? They discuss the RTD meeting board's decision to change the Access-on-Demand program from free to $4.50 per ride, and finally, what to pay attention to in the upcoming elections. Join us for insight into these topics and more.
We can't help but once again visit budget cuts, vacancies, and concern for decorum at our upcoming legislative session. Our Insiders discuss ICE and plans for expansion in Colorado, Aurora Police asking for access to facial recognition software, and DoBetterDenver has disappeared from social platforms. This week the conversation represents many different perspectives.
On Colorado Inside Out our panelists touch on the wider implications of budget cuts across the state, the resignation of the minority leader of tthe Colorado House, Rose Pugliese, what's the difference between free speech and hate speech and we end on a conversation about decorum and if there's still a place for it in media.
The Insiders take their time to be thoughtful this week discussing the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Evergreen school shooting. They also dive into the announcement of Barb Kirkmeyer entering the governor's race, laws that are allowing those determined incompetent for trial to remain on the streets and the new Bronco's stadium. It's a good show with lots of perspectives this week.
It was hard to select topics this week with so much going on in Colorado. Our panelists gave differing perspectives on the latest information about COVID Vaccines, Governor Polis' concerns about tariffs and how they impact Colorado, the announcement of Space Commands relocation and a new ballot initiative set to increase income taxes.
What a show we've got this week. We touch on the latest State budget cut recommendations. Next, what the special legislative session did and did not cover. Our panelists give a better understanding of the ideas around nuclear energy and it's use at DIA. And we end on a discussion about whether it's the place of politcal leaders to comment on businesses in our state. Watch this week to hear all about it!
Budget cuts are hot this week. As the special session starts and legislature is tasked with finding places to cut, Denver too is looking for ways to find efficiencies. Is Colorado a sanctuary state? AG Pam Bondi thinks so, and our Panelists chime in. And finally, is there really threat to Mail-In Ballots? Join us this week on Colorado Inside Out.
Governor Polis calls for a special session to cut spending, Denver is asking voters to spend over $950M, fires are burning the state, and Polis has called for SNAP benefits to ban sugary drinks. This week our Insiders talk all the angles on these and more.
Happy Colorado Day with the arrival of August 1st! While birthdays are a great time to look back, we have a lot to do in Colorado.
In two weeks, a special legislative session will begin to cut $1 billion from our state budget, due to the new federal budget.
No more plans for a pedestrian bridge in Downtown Denver, but some bridges and other infrastructure need attention. Will the big bond project pass? And if you’re driving on a bridge or your street, be careful! Bicyclist deaths in Colorado are way too common in the summer. And our guests discuss Mayor Johnston's latest adress brings so much
For a state that was growing year after year, Colorado’s net migration is down 52 percent since 2015, and the drop is bigger in Denver. Our panel will discuss the reasons and impacts. And Primary day may be eleven months away, but there’s been a lot of election activity this week. What do our panelists think about Polis' survey about the Memorial Bridge Project? Join us this week for great conversation.
This week, what awaits Colorado lawmakers who need to rebalance the state budget, following the passage of the federal budget and with a 300 percent jump on the number of illegal immigrants in CO, the push is on to open more ICE Detention Centers.
This week, our Insiders reflect on the ideals of independence, insisted upon by our Founding Fathers. And there is also a lot of news to sort through from the week, from kids planning "takeovers" around the city to new Colorado laws, we discuss it all. If you’re watching fireworks Friday night, catch us on pbs12.org or YouTube or listen to our podcast while you man the grill.
This week some needed context and insight into tough topics. The federal push for deportations and how local enforcement officials are tangled up in it, the bleak economics facing our state, and could public lands in beautiful Colorado be sold to the highest bidder?
On Colorado Inside Out we’re looking into the anti-ICE protests that are spreading across the country. Also we discuss the lawsuit facing Governor Polis over his ok to share personal information with immigration authorities and a first of its kind move in Colorado this Pride month.



