# Melat Kiros on her congressional hopes; ‘hyperscale’ data center in Aurora; Colorado at the American State Fair

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-07-08T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

After pulling off a surprise upset in Denver’s Democratic congressional primary, Melat Kiros talked to CPR about how she’d approach the office, and her past comments about the war in Gaza. Then, the development of a ‘hyperscale’ data center project in Aurora has implications for metro air quality. And CPR’s congressional correspondent gives us a tour of the Colorado pavilion on the National Mall. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: Check out the Colorado 150 Film Festival's movie list here . Colorado Matters’ full interview with CO-1 Democratic candidate Melat Kiros (Available at noon 7/8) CPR’s Sam Brasch on the air quality implications of a major data center development CPR’s Caitlyn Kim on Colorado’s entry to the Great American State Fair. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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