Happy Friday! We hope you (and your plants) made it through the recent cold snap that dumped approximately half a foot of snow on the metro area. For the record, the snowstorm on May 5-6 is Denver’s largest since 2003, when seven inches fell, and the fifth largest in local history. Over here at team Bucket List, we didn’t let the snow stop our reporting. Our team braved the cold weather to produce five hot news stories about what is going on around town, including an insurgent primary campaign, DPS’ cellphone ban, an update on the City Park bandstand, the rise of “pay-to-play” sports and a new episode of our radio show.
Progressive Challenger Tries to Shake Up Denver Politics
Immigration attorney and PhD student Melat Kiros is running one of the most closely watched Democratic primary campaigns in Colorado this year. The democratic socialist candidate is challenging longtime U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette while campaigning on Medicare for All, housing affordability, universal childcare and abolishing ICE. Reporter Sophie Collins investigates why some Denver voters see her campaign as a sign of growing dissatisfaction with establishment Democrats, as well as the current state of the race ahead of the June 30 primary.
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