{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Unlocking Change","title":"Senator Cleave Simpson: Leaning in to Nuance","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ca8919e0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1779,"description":"Senator Cleave Simpson is Colorado's Senate Minority Leader. In this episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro sit down with Senator Simpson to talk about everything from water rights and climate change in Colorado, to his journey from his boyhood farming in Alamosa to state office, to questions of criminal justice reform and mitigating extreme sentencing in Colorado. It's all a question, says Simpson, of leaning into the nuances. UNLOCKING CHANGE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.orgCOLORADO RADIO FOR JUSTICEhttps://www.radioforjustice.org/ Instagram //   radio4justice   Facebook //    radioforjustice   LinkedIn //   radioforjustice   Bluesky // https://bsky.app/profile/radioforjustice.bsky.socialX (formerly Twitter) // https://x.com/home00:00 Unlocking Change Introduction01:49 Meet Cleave Simpson02:48 Running for Senate District 6 Office04:11 The Role of Senate Minority Leader05:44 The Infuence of Compassion07:16 Every Senator Represents Their Constituency07:43 \"Raising the Floor\": A Moment of Unalignment with the Party11:03  Perspectives on Extreme Sentencing12:14 Root Causes & Crime Rates: Auto Theft, Bank Robberies, & More17:13 The Aguilera-Mederos Case: CO Governor Reduces a 110-Year Sentence20:45 Simpson's Experience with Criminal Justice Policy23:06 Snapshot of this Colorado Legislative Session25:06 CDOC's Requested Budget Increase 26:07 Workforce and Housing in Rural   Colorado26:41 Climate Change and Water Issues27:15 Additional Prospective Bills27:39 \"A Knot to Untie\"","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9H65YStlDwv_hfA4EBm9xFsdR6IV1iWAgYwM-QCSvq4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYjI0/NGU0OGUwMzYyM2Fj/MzQ1Mzg4MWRiYmFl/Mjg5YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}