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In the Colorado Primary election, a Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats 15-term incumbent; in Philadelphia, Native-born immigrants break bread and talk citizenship; Connecticut immigrants applaud SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling; Oregon defends emission caps as a lawsuit looms.

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The Public News Service Wednesday afternoon update.

I'm Mike Clifford.

Younger Democratic Socialist candidates continue their winning streak.

In Colorado, a 29-year-old Democratic Socialist, Malat Kuros, defeated 15-term incumbent Representative Diana DeJet Tuesday in the Denver area.

The New York Times notes Kuros an immigrant and first-time candidate was born the year after DeJet, who's 68, took office.

In another upset victory, Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated U.S. Senator Michael Bennett in Tuesday's primary election.

Wisner will be the Democratic Party's candidate for governor in the fall.

Meantime, Pennsylvanians celebrating America's 250th anniversary this weekend are also reflecting on what it means to belong.

And in Philadelphia, one effort brings immigrant communities together at the dinner table.

Immigrants make up one in every five workers in the city's economy.

Even after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, Many people still feel uncertain about their futures.

The Welcoming Center's Anush Gupta says their Breaking Bread project reaches out to diverse communities across the city.

Participants share meals, stories, and perspectives.

They're actually having a citywide conversation about what should citizenship mean in 2026 and in the years to come.

Not as defined by the U.S. State Department.

Support for this reporting was provided by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, formerly Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Danielle Smith reporting.

Next, Colorado's immigrant community is sighing with relief after the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that the children of illegal immigrants are still U.S. citizens.

The court's 6-3 Trump v. Barber decision struck down a 2025 presidential executive order looking to repeal birthright citizenship, which the court said is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.

Wendy Cardenas with Make the Road Connecticut says mixed status families were concerned.

There's a lot of folks who have come to this country to provide a good future for their kids or they have kids who are born here.

So there was a lot of fear of having to make a decision of being separated or having to go back to their home countries.

A Migration Policy Institute study shows repealing the right would have greatly expanded the non-citizen population.

It also finds it would have created a new underclass.

Around 255,000 people born in the U.S. each year would have been removed from citizenship based on their parents' legal status.

I'm Edwin J. Viera.

And while a new lawsuit questions the legality of Oregon's climate protection program, it hasn't stopped the state's implementation of the program.

Mary Pivodeau with Neighbors for Clean Air says the program is critical to limiting harmful emissions.

We really are invested in the co-benefits of this program that will push innovation among our industrial sector towards cleaner, not only climate-protecting, but community-protecting practices.

The CPP aims to improve air quality and limit the impacts of climate change by gradually capping emissions from diesel, gas, and natural gas up to 90 percent by the year 2050.

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Ohio educators are taking the lead in preparing their students for a future that could be heavily dependent on artificial intelligence.

Effective today, most school boards must adapt a formal instructional policy for kindergarten through the 12th grade.

The initiative began in 2024 when former Lieutenant Governor John Husted, local universities, businesses, and the State Department of Higher Education assembled a model policy toolkit for instructors to use.

Chris Willard, Chief Integration Officer with the Ohio Department of Education, says he expects the courses to be an essential stepping stone for the future.

We've got 1.6 million students in Ohio, and we want to make sure that they have the skills necessary when they walk across the stage that they're prepared for what's next.

And we think that these critical thinking skills that go along with us are important for that.

The policy toolkit is meant to guide districts in establishing clear standards for privacy, data quality, ethical AI use, and academic honesty.

I'm Terry D. reporting.

And cancer patients in Iowa will be unable to seek legal action against chemical makers as part of a recent Supreme Court ruling in favor of glyphosate manufacturers, the pesticide found in the weed killer Roundup.

State Senator Caitlin Dray, who founded a non-profit for cancer survivors, says giving blanket immunity to chemical makers whose products could be carcinogenic strips Iowans of a basic constitutional right, their day in court. and eliminating the right for Iowans who have been impacted by these toxic products to hold manufacturers accountable and be made whole when everything in their life has been turned upside down is wrong.

Bayer cautioned that it could discontinue production of the product while it remained in legal limbo.

In February, President Donald Trump activated the Defense Production Act to promote glyphosate-based herbicides, calling them essential to both agriculture and the nation's military strength.

I'm Mark Moran.

Finally, as dangerous heat grips Michigan with temperatures climbing into the 90s and heat index values topping 100 degrees, health officials are reminding residents to check on older adults, but doctors say another vulnerable group is often overlooked, children.

They warn that kids can overheat and become dehydrated much more quickly than adults.

With summer sports camps and outdoor activities in full swing, parents and coaches are urged to pay close attention to the forecast.

Dr. Whitney Minnock heads pediatric emergency medicine at Corwell Health William Beaumont University Hospital.

She says children can become overheated quickly because they don't recognize the early signs of heat illness.

You know, if they're not able to talk and communicate, sometimes they can't tell you, you know, when they're feeling sick or ill and they're having fun and then it might hit them more suddenly and more severely than it would somebody that kind of recognizes the symptoms of being overheated.

Crystal Blair reporting.

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