Right now we have the most progressive legislature we’ve ever had. Progressives still didn’t get their way on many issues (like assault weapons ban and rent control), but we are making headway. Colorado is solidly blue because of Denver and Boulder, and even CO Springs is getting less conservative (high housing prices pushed Denverites to move there). One example of a recent win is we now have universal pre-K, which is pretty damn progressive (I wish it wasn’t, I wish it was normal to take care of the nation’s children). We also put abortion protections into place. We could definitely use more diversity in some areas, but we also have a huge Latino population (21%). All in all, it’s not bad.
Right now we have the most progressive legislature we’ve ever had. Progressives still didn’t get their way on many issues (like assault weapons ban and rent control), but we are making headway. Colorado is solidly blue because of Denver and Boulder, and even CO Springs is getting less conservative (high housing prices pushed Denverites to move there). One example of a recent win is we now have universal pre-K, which is pretty damn progressive (I wish it wasn’t, I wish it was normal to take care of the nation’s children). We also put abortion protections into place. We could definitely use more diversity in some areas, but we also have a huge Latino population (21%). All in all, it’s not bad.