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Colorado Supreme Court end-of-term stats, federal judges’ backlogs increase | COURT CRAWL
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court’s term revealed increased division among the justices in their opinions, plus Colorado’s federal judges have started to accumulate more overdue motions in civil cases. Colorado Supreme Court 2025-2026 term • Like its federal counterpart, the state…
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Federal judge postpones CU regent’s request to lift censure restrictions
A federal judge on Thursday canceled an upcoming hearing to decide whether to block the restrictions the University of Colorado’s governing body has placed on one of its members, indicating that he would instead pivot to the defendants’ motion to dismiss. CU Regent Wanda James is suing her fellow Board of Regents members over their…
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How Melat Kiros pulled Democratic Party left in upset win over Diana DeGette
“It’s time for change,” Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros, a political newcomer and self-described democratic socialist, said in her campaign’s TV ad. On Tuesday night, primary voters in Denver agreed, giving the nomination to the 29-year-old, while at the same time handing 29-year incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette her walking papers. Kiros’ commanding win —…
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Melat Kiros shocks 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette, winning Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
In the equivalent of a political earthquake, 29-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based 1st Congressional District primary, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race at 10:03 p.m., with Kiros leading DeGette by just under 6 points with 78% of the vote…
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Democratic candidates DeGette, Kiros and James clash in CD1 forum
The three Democratic candidates for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District clashed on Friday night over a host of issues, even as they expressed frustration with their party. The candidates — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, doctoral student Melat Kiros and university regent Wanda James — took part in the forum moderated by Colorado Politics reporters on Friday…
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Bernie Sanders endorses DeGette challenger Melat Kiros in Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday endorsed congressional candidate Melat Kiros, one of two Democrats challenging 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s June primary. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats, called the 29-year-old Kiros “exactly the kind of bold leader we need in Congress” and said he is “excited” to endorse…
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Denver Democrat Diana DeGette trails challenger Melat Kiros at assembly as both qualify for primary
U.S. Rep Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, qualified for Colorado’s June primary by the skin of her teeth Friday at the party’s district assembly, where the 15-term incumbent received fewer than half as many delegate votes as her challenger, 28-year-old Melat Kiros, a first-time candidate. With just under 33% of the vote to Kiros’ hair…
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DeGette challenger Melat Kiros trounces 15-term Democratic incumbent in Denver delegate vote
The 28-year-old, first-time candidate challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in this year’s primary soundly defeated the 15-term incumbent in a delegate preference poll conducted Saturday at a county party assembly in Denver. Melat Kiros, the daughter of Ethiopian immigrants and a former corporate attorney, received nearly twice as many votes as DeGette in a…
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CU Regent Wanda James aims to deny Denver Democrat Diana DeGette a 16th term in Congress | TRAIL MIX
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat and the senior member of Colorado’s congressional delegation, has gotten used to facing primary challengers in the last decade, though she’s fended them off almost as easily as she’s sailed to reelection every two years in the state’s deepest blue district. Amid widespread dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party…
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University of Colorado considers concealed carry firearms ban
The University of Colorado’s governing board on Tuesday began discussing a proposal to ban weapons that are lawfully carried concealed, even as state Democratic lawmakers are also considering prohibiting them in “sensitive” places, such as parks and higher education buildings. While the proposed change cannot be voted on until the board of regents’ June meeting,…