April 17, 2025: Dems move to protect immigrants, social media crackdown, Pride parade struggles, music festivals kickoff

Social media giants like Meta would have to do more to protect kids online under a bill with bipartisan support, but Gov. Polis may veto it. Then, Colorado Democrats look to strengthen controversial immigrant protections. Plus, fundraising is down for Denver’s Pride festivities, and the backlash to DEI might be playing a role. And, your weekend arts spotlight includes the start of music festival season in Colorado, and a new budget flight to Mexico City is in the works. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Bente Birkeland reports on legislative efforts to protect kids online . CPR’s Elaine Tassy reports that fundraising for the Pride festivities in Denver is down . CPR’s Lauren Antonoff Hart has the weekly CO arts spotlight . Denverite gives you the details on the new flight to Mexico City from Denver .