Colorado Inside Out

With Election Day just over a week away, several of Colorado’s traditionally Republican congressional districts are looking more competitive. The panel examines the legal battle over Amendment 87 and whether the proposal to change Colorado’s income tax system will remain on the ballot. Two other proposed constitutional amendments raise questions about voter identity verificat...

This week on Colorado Inside Out, we examine the 2026 election as Colorado voters begin receiving their ballots. Our Insider panel shares what stood out to them from the only expected face-to-face discussion between gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser and Victor Marx, and discuss why candidates are increasingly skipping debates and forums. We dig into Amendment 87 and the de...

Colorado Republicans are breaking with their party’s gubernatorial nominee, raising questions about what those endorsements reveal about the choices facing voters. That tops the conversation on this week’s Colorado Inside Out, along with reaction to key political debates that put candidates face to face for the first and only time this season. The Insiders also examine state ...

This week’s Colorado Inside Out acknowledges how the 2026 election season is entering a new phase with ballots now heading to voters. The race for governor takes center stage, along with the growing challenge of housing affordability. The panel looks at a changing drug landscape, from contaminated vape cartridges to a new synthetic opioid and the growing scrutiny of kratom. ...

With Colorado ballots heading out next week, election security is in focus, and a last-minute lawsuit is challenging the proposed graduated income tax measure. Immigration detention is back in the spotlight, with a new legal fight over a planned facility in Hudson and continued concerns about the Aurora facility. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is talking affordability with New Y...