In the Arena with Colorado Concern
In the Arena with Colorado Concern explores the intersection of business and politics in the Centennial state. On the podcast Mike Kopp will connect you with individuals who are rolling up their sleeves and working to make meaningful change in the state. He will also keep you apprised of issues impacting the business community and let you know when your voice can have an impact.
Episodes
82 episodes
The Impact of Statewide Crime Bills
Mitch Morrissey is a former District Attorney for Colorado’s second judicial district in Denver. He currently serves as Common Sense Institute’s Owens Early Criminal justice Fellowship where he has been researching and reporting extensively on ...
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30:44
A New Speaker for a New House of Representatives
Speaker Julie McCluskie is tasked with leading a historic democratic majority in the House. She joins the podcast to discuss her leadership vision.
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23:43
A Work First Approach to Homelessness
Mayor Coffman rejoins the podcast to discuss how his time on the streets has informed the new direction for homelessness prevention taken by the City of Aurora.
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32:00
What we can expect from the new Congress
Ryan Clancy is the Chief Strategist for No Labels, a national movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working to bring leaders together to solve America’s toughest problems. Ryan joined the podcast last year to discuss the federal ...
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28:30
Recommitting to Our Institutions
Yuval Levin is the Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy. He is also the Founder and Editor of National Affairs. He j...
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39:45
Exclusive Governor's Forum
This is a recording from the Colorado Concern Governor's Forum held on Friday, September 30th, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We were joined by Governor Jared Polis and CU Regent Heidi Ganahl to deeply discuss issues facing b...
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59:38
Criminal (In)Justice
Rafael Mangual is the head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute. He recently released the book Criminal (In)Justice: What the Push for Decarceration and Depolicing Gets Wrong and Who it Hurts Most...
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45:30
Understanding the Grid
Alice Jackson is the Senior Vice President of System Strategy and Chief Planning Officer at Xcel Energy, she is also a member of Colorado Concern’s board of directors. Alice oversees electric integration in eight states and joins the podcast to...
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41:57
Crime in the City
Paul Pazen has been the Chief of Police for the City of Denver since 2018 and will retire in October. Regular listeners will remember Chief Pazen on the podcast discussing the alarming role of personal recognizance bonds on the state of c...
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Season 3
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46:10
REBROADCAST: Delegation of Powers and Climate Change
We are looking back on an important discussion from 2020 where we were joined by Paul Seby, a Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig with 25 years of experience in environmental issues, where we discussed the legal realities of HB 19-1261, the Climat...
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37:40
Water in the West
Our guest today is David Bernhardt, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 2019 to 2021 under President Trump. He is currently Senior Counsel at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and joins the podcast to discuss the Colorado River Com...
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29:12
Denver Ballot Reform
Our guest today is Paul Lopez, the Clerk and Recorder for the City and County of Denver. Paul is a longtime public servant, having served three terms with the City Council. We have invited him to the podcast to discuss a ballot reform wor...
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29:52
Personal Recognizance Bonds
We are joined by Paul Pazen, Police Chief for the City of Denver. Together we discuss the connected themes of drugs, public safety, and the rise of personal recognizance bonds.
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30:03
Skyrocketing Property Taxes
We are joined on the podcast by Graham Anderson from Anderson Analytics and Josh Penry from 76 Group to discuss the alarming upward trajectory of property taxes in Colorado. Colorado Concern has backed several ballot measures that were recently...
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34:46
The Problem With Fentanyl
Former US District Attorney for Colorado Jason Dunn joins the podcast to discuss the mounting problems with fentanyl use and how a recent Colorado state law complicates police efforts to combat the surge of drugs.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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33:38
Responding to Disaster
In December, the Marshall Fire quickly spread across the towns of Superior and Lousiville, destroying more than 1,000 structures and causing more than $1 billion in damages. We are joined by the Mayors of these great towns, Clint Folsom from Su...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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47:21
Gas Prices and Air Quality Regulations
Troy Hill is a member of Colorado Concern and the Owner of Hill Petroleum, a full-service petroleum marketer with over 110 employees serving the Western half of the US. Hill Petroleum is a first source marketer for Chevron and a Master Distribu...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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37:48
Colorado's Business Economic Outlook
Today we discuss the University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business 57th annual Colorado's Business Economic Outlook Report with Dr. Richard Wobbekind, the leading researcher behind the annual report. Things are looking up for the st...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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45:24
Future of Agriculture
Chad Vorthmann is the Executive Vice President of the Colorado Farm Bureau, he has been with the organization since 2002 and recently helped produce the Future of Agriculture in Colorado Task Force Report. Today we discuss that report and dive ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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35:37
Potentially Seismic Tax Reform
Ed Sealover, a Senior Reporter from the Denver Business Journal, joins the podcast to discuss changes at the Colorado State Legislature and discussions underway to radically alter our tax code.
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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40:29
Higher Education and the Future of Our Democracy
Dr. Janine Davidson is the president of Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado’s third-largest public university and the only access-oriented higher-education institution in the state. Dr. Davidson joins us to speak to the value prop...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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46:32
Defining Issues
This is a live recording from our 2021 Defining Issues Breakfast. Colorado Concern has a bias for action, for a strong economic growth environment, and for getting results in the arena. The point of the Defining Issues forum is to i...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:26:27
Space Imaging and Afghanistan
Colorado has become a hub for space. On the podcast, we explore Maxar Technologies and how this Colorado company is using its satellite technology to help Americans, and friends of Americans, escape Afghanistan safely. Dan Jablonsky is the Pres...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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19:42
Housing Affordability and the Impact of Labor Shortages
In the second part of our deep dive on housing affordability, long-time board member Pat Hamill joins the podcast to discuss the role of labor and materials shortages on the housing stock in Colorado. Pat Hamill is the Chairman and CEO of Oakwo...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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32:05
Housing Affordability and the Role of Regulations
We are joined by fellow Colorado Concern member Chetter Latcham to discuss how the regulatory process is accelerating Colorado's housing affordability crisis. Chetter Latcham is the President of the Colorado Division of Shea Homes, the largest ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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34:40