All posts tagged: Colorados

A 29-year-old democratic socialist takes on Colorado’s most senior member of Congress

A 29-year-old democratic socialist takes on Colorado’s most senior member of Congress

Published by Sam Flores

This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Melat Kiros was born in 1997, the year her representative in the U.S. House, Democrat Diana DeGette, took office. On Tuesday, Kiros hopes to unseat her. The next frontier of the fight for the Democratic Party is in Denver, where DeGette, a 15-term incumbent and longtime progressive, is facing her most serious primary challenge yet from Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and first-time candidate. Democrats’ widespread dissatisfaction and anger with their party leadership and a push for generational change in the wake of the party’s loss to President Donald Trump in 2024 have made incumbents in safe blue seats, like DeGette, unexpectedly vulnerable, with both Kiros and University of Colorado Regent Wanda James challenging her. Last week’s elections in New York showed a wave of support for progressive left candidates, with one young democratic socialist challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier, unseating top House Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th District. …

Colorado’s primaries present the next test for the Democratic establishment

Colorado’s primaries present the next test for the Democratic establishment

Published by Sam Flores

Tuesday’s primaries in Colorado mark the next front in the establishment-versus-insurgent battle playing out within the Democratic Party, one week after major victories for candidates in New York City backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Colorado’s Democratic primaries have flown more under the radar, but they feature three major contests where veteran Democrats are facing challengers who are aiming to capitalize on the party’s growing anti-Washington sentiment. Here’s what to watch for Tuesday night as the votes come in. Polls close at 9 p.m. ET. Entrenched Colorado Democrats face primary hurdles The Democratic primary in Colorado’s 1st District represents the next best chance for the progressive wing of the party to pick up another win over an entrenched incumbent. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has served in Congress for almost 30 years, is now fighting for political survival. She has sought to burnish her progressive credentials, with one recent ad touting her role as an impeachment manager during President Donald Trump’s …

Colorado’s Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead

Colorado’s Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead

Published by skeptic

A controversial bill in Colorado that would have undone some repair protections in the state has failed. The bill had been the target of right-to-repair advocates, who saw it as a bellwether for how tech companies might try to undo repair legislation more broadly in the US. Colorado’s landmark 2024 repair law, the Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment, went into effect in January 2026 and ensured access to tools and documentation people needed to modify and fix digital electronics such as phones, computers, and Wi-Fi routers. The new bill, SB26-090, would have carved out an exception to those repair protections for “critical infrastructure,” a loosely defined term that repair advocates worried could be applied to just about any technology. SB26-090 was introduced during a Colorado Senate hearing on April 2 and supported by lobbying efforts from companies such as Cisco and IBM. It passed that hearing unanimously. The bill then passed in the Colorado Senate on April 16. On Monday evening, the bill was discussed in a long, delayed hearing in the Colorado …

Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

Published by skeptic

Right to repair efforts are gaining headway in the US. A lot of that movement has been led by state legislation in Colorado. Since 2022, Colorado has passed bills giving users the tools, instructions, and legal capabilities to fix or upgrade their own wheelchairs, agricultural farming equipment, and consumer electronics. Similar efforts have rippled out through the country, where repair bills have been introduced in every US state and passed in eight of them. “Colorado has the broadest repair rights in the country,” says Danny Katz, executive director of CoPIRG Foundation, the Colorado branch of the consumer advocate group Pirg. “We should be proud of leading the way.” Manufacturers tend to be less supportive of right-to-repair efforts, as corporations stand to make more money charging for tools, replacement parts, and repair services than if they were to just let people fix things on their own. Some companies have begrudgingly agreed to make their products more repairable. Some have started actively pushing back against new laws intended to enable that. Today at a hearing of the …