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Boulder proposes new taxes to fix infrastructure — but not a new rec center
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 88.64. ballot measure, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, city staff, east boulder, election, infrastructure, mark wallach, matt benjamin, north boulder, public hearing, sales tax, south boulder, taishya adams
[image: South Boulder Rec Center] The Boulder City Council is considering two new tax measures for the November 2025 ballot to raise millions for the city’s growing list of unfunded infrastructure projects. But a replacement for the failing South Boulder Recreation Center — a top priority for many residents — isn’t among them. City staff have proposed a sales tax extension and a new property tax that together could generate an estimated $22 million annually. The money would help chip away at what officials say is a critical $380 million backlog of maintenance and repair needs — including roads
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NAACP National Office Says Locals Cannot Dissolve
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 86.41. black, boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, city council, civil rights, colorado, commission, naacp, public health, taishya adams
Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Listen: MorningMagazine_2025-04-03 Gabrielle Mendoza National officials say the Boulder County NAACP lacks the authority to dissolve its branch.Leaders of the Boulder branch announced via email that they were dissolving the local organization late last week, due to what they called persistent “retaliation” from city officials.In an April 1 statement, the national NAACP said, “The NAACP Boulder County has not been dissolved, and any claim otherwise is completely false.”While chapter lead
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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Using Art To Advocate for Street Safety
Strong Towns
KEYWORD SCORE: 68.42. bicycle, bike, bike lane, budget, bus stop, cars, city council, city staff, housing, infrastructure, mayor, safe streets, students, sustainability, traffic, transit, transportation, vision zero, walkable
*Sarah Rose* *is an artist from Spokane, Washington, who uses her art to raise awareness about street safety and the protection of native insects.* She is active in her city’s Local Conversation, Spokane Reimagined, and often speaks with local reporters and at city council meetings. She joins Tiffany on this episode of *The Bottom-Up Revolution* to talk about how the intersection of advocacy and art is driving change in Spokane. - Click here for a computer-generated transcript. Tiffany Owens Reed 0:00 Hi everybody. Welcome to the bottom up Revolution podcast. I'm your host, Tiffany Owens. Read
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Colorado Senate OKs $44 billion budget, debate shifts to House
Colorado Politics
KEYWORD SCORE: 52.67. bicycle, boulder, budget, cdot, colorado, colorado department of transportation, commission, covid-19, election, human services, judy amabile, mayor, multimodal, pandemic, safe streets, students, tabor, transit, transportation
The Colorado state government's $43.9 billion spending plan is on its way to the House after a long day of debate on Wednesday and final vote on Thursday in the Senate, where lawmakers ultimately adopted a plan that funds school… Welcome to the Denver Gazette Subscribe to stay up to date with all things Colorado. Streak: 9 days iStories you've missed since your last login:Stories you've saved for later:Recommended stories based on your interests:The Colorado Senate on April 3, 2025 adopted a spending plan that funds school lunches, offers a pay raise to employees and sets aside funding for fed
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Toor: Trump policies drive uncertainty in climate action
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 44.58. ballot measure, boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, buses, city council, city government, city staff, clean energy, colorado, commission, development, electric vehicle, housing, lawsuit, mixed-use, pandemic, petition, redevelop, sundance film festival, transit, will toor, zoning
Trump administration policies on tariffs, renewable energy and electric vehicles are creating... GREELEY — Trump administration policies on tariffs, renewable energy and electric vehicles are creating uncertainty in the marketplace, potentially slowing adoption of carbon-reduction measures.That was the message from Will Toor, executive director of the Colorado Energy Office, delivering the keynote address at BizWest’s combined Confluence: Colorado Water Conference and Net Zero Cities event Thursday at the Aims Community College Welcome Center in Greeley.Toor’s address was titled “Colorado’s Cl
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Small-Scale Housing is Making a Big Impact in Seattle
Strong Towns
KEYWORD SCORE: 42.47. accessory dwelling unit, adus, affordable housing, development, homelessness, housing, housing option, infrastructure, renter, single-family, unhoused, zoning
*Photo by **Gustavo Zambelli** on **Unsplash* Across the country, rising home prices and limited housing options are forcing local leaders to rethink outdated zoning laws and find innovative ways to create more homes. In Seattle, one of the most effective and politically feasible solutions has been the expansion of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)—also known as backyard cottages or in-law suites. Since the city eased restrictions in 2019, ADU construction has surged by 250%, with nearly 1,000 permits granted last year alone. For the first time in Seattle’s history, ADU development is outpacing
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Atlanta's Housing Approach Offers a Model for Other Cities
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 41.39. affordable housing, city council, clean energy, development, housing, mayor, public education, transit, transportation
One of the biggest challenges cities face is maintaining affordable, safe and thriving neighborhoods. Although most elected officials acknowledge this issue, many lack a concrete plan or the necessary resources to make a meaningful impact. Thanks to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Data-Smart City Solutions project, public officials can now learn about data-driven best practices being implemented nationwide in housing, community and climate health, clean energy, generative AI and other areas critical to building stronger communities. Recently, the project focused on Atlanta’s social housing model,
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Boulder hires Morrison as CFO
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 39.16. boulder, boulder county, budget, city manager, city of boulder, colorado, sustainability
Krista Morrison, budget officer for Kansas City, Missouri, will become the city of Boulder’s new... BOULDER — Krista Morrison, budget officer for Kansas City, Missouri, will become the city of Boulder’s new chief financial officer effective April 28, bringing 24 years of strategic and public-sector financial experience.Boulder city manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde made the announcement Wednesday. Morrison, who was chosen after a national search, will succeed Kara Skinner, who left the city Nov. 8 after more than two years as Boulder’s CFO to become director of fiscal affairs in the government c
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From back alleys to gallery walls, Boulder Arts Week comes draped in creativity around every corner
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 38.67. bike, boulder, boulder county, boulder junction, city of boulder, north boulder, open space, pearl street, students
Boulder Arts Week is like BackJazz in a bike café. It’s dance performances in industrial studios. Pottery workshops next to poetry readings. Boulder Arts Week kicks off Friday and runs through April 12, and if it sounds like a creative free-for-all, well, that’s the point. The annual citywide celebration brings together artists, performers, students and art lovers for nine days of mural tours, gallery pop-ups, drop-in classes, and community showcases — many free and happening in unexpected places. From spray paint demos to jazz trios, it’s a choose-your-own-art-adventure through Boulder’s ever
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Afternoon delight: Taste of Pearl returns to Boulder with 15 succulent stops
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 38.56. boulder, colorado, downtown boulder, pandemic, pearl street, pearl street mall
Springtime in Colorado can be fickle. Soon after packing away down coats and dusting off rollerblades while dreaming in cherry blossoms, Mother Nature rolls in with a snowstorm just to keep things interesting. While the weather may not be reliable, one beloved downtown Boulder tradition is: The Taste of Pearl. Back for its 12th year, and between a pandemic-induced hiatus, the event of gastronomic proportions returns on Sunday with 18 stops that will feature curated food, drink and retail pairings. [image: One of many artfully plated bites served during Taste of Pearl, where Boulder restaurants
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Gov. Jared Polis pushing last-minute bill to accelerate Colorado’s shift to renewable energy
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.66. black, clean electricity, clean energy, colorado, sierra club, traffic, transit
Since his first run for governor, Gov. Jared Polis has pledged to put Colorado on a path to rely on 100 percent clean electricity by 2040 — a decade sooner than currently required under state law. His administration is now pushing to introduce a bill to enshrine the campaign promise into statute a year before he leaves office. The proposal, however, is running into stiff opposition from utilities, business groups, labor unions and local governments, who claim it’s impossible to hit the deadline without increasing energy costs for Colorado households. A draft version of the bill reviewed by CPR
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Gov. Polis, lawmakers consider plan to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy transition
Denver Post Politics
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.83. air quality, black, budget, clean electricity, clean energy, colorado, development, housing, land-use, public health, sierra club, sustainable, tabor, transgender, transit
Colorado lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis’ office are weighing legislation that would require 100% of the state’s energy to come from clean sources by 2040 — 10 years earlier than the current target. The proposal is still being drafted and has not yet been introduced in the state House; its details were described to The Denver Post by supporters and opponents Thursday. Broadly, the plan would speed up the state’s timeline to shift to renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and away from traditional, greenhouse gas-emitting power plants that contribute to climate change. Current state p
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The Outsider | A 13-year-old Silverton skier emerges as backcountry wunderkind
Colorado Sun
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.80. colorado, commission, development, employment, housing, infrastructure, mayor, pandemic, sustainability, sustainable, traffic, transit, transportation, transportation system, zoning
[image: The Outsider logo] ------------------------------ *Jason Blevins* *Outdoors/Business Reporter* Sneak Peek of the Week Silverton backcountry skiing boss is 13 years old Griff Pinto is a 13-year-old backcountry skiing phenom from Silverton who spends more than 100 days a season climbing and skiing peaks in the San Juan mountains. (Cliff Pinto, Special to The Colorado Sun) “There’s a lot of work to do to be great.” — Cliff Pinto, whose 13-year-old son spends more than 100 days a winter climbing and skiing remote backcountry lines *512,592* Vertical feet climbed by backcountry skier Griff
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Letters to the editor: Our little town is no longer little; Sanders new contract is obscene; we have a TABOR problem; a game of Risk, but real
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 35.83. black, boulder, budget, colorado, gunbarrel, infill, public education, shelter, tabor
Our little town is no longer little I would like to respond to the March 27 letter “More reckless infill?” There are a few corrections that need to be made. This infill is not reckless but needed. There is definitely an affordability crisis going on in Boulder and in many parts of the country. This might not seem important to rich folks, but the majority of people struggle to afford basic necessities like shelter and food. “Our little town” is no longer little, each with a right to live here. That includes those who don’t have a roof over their heads. I will write to our council members encour
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A Rural California District Is a National Model for Reducing Absenteeism
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 35.36. buses, covid-19, homelessness, pandemic, public health, students, transportation, unhoused
In Brief: Chronic absenteeism and homelessness have both been on the rise since the pandemic. Rates are significantly higher among homeless students, affecting their graduation rates and future prospects. The Paradise, Calif., school district is included in a new report highlighting strategies for addressing this problem that are achieving results. The Paradise, Calif., Unified School District cut its chronic absenteeism rate in half over the past five years. Absenteeism has been on the rise everywhere since COVID-19, but Paradise had the added challenge of coming back from a wildfire that nea
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Hear from one of the staff members affected by the dismantling of CU Boulder’s community engagement center
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 35.11. boulder, cu-boulder
Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm CU Boulder has dismantled its decade-old community engagement center.CU Engage brought together the university’s many outreach programs under one academic roof.According to Boulder Reporting Lab, many staff were given less than an hour’s notice before the announcement went public on Thursday, March 20.One of those staff members was Sabrina Sideris, director of INVST.All other CU Engage programs were reassigned to other departments, according to Boulder Reporting Lab, INVST was terminate
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College has never felt more uncertain for America’s teens
Vox - Policy
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.36. diversity, enforcement, immigration enforcement, low-income, racism, students
Pedestrians walk on the Stanford University campus in March 2025. *This story originally appeared in **Kids Today**, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. **Sign up here for future editions**.* In recent weeks, colleges and universities have found themselves at the center of the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape American society and culture. As the administration extracts concessions from universities and seeks to deport students based on their participation in protests, experts are raising questions about the future of the American academy and the country’s larger place on the wo
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EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcry
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.28. civil rights, civil rights act, commission, diversity, employment, enforcement, lawsuit, police, public sector, racial justice, transgender
*By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press Business Writers* ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors. The initial steps taking by Andrea Lucas, acting chief of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, have earned her strong backing from the Trump administration, which has moved against DEI through embattled executive orders that dismantled programs at federal agen
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Local Progress Texas Members and Partners Fight for their Communities at the State Capitol
Local Progress
KEYWORD SCORE: 33.03. child care, commission, development, eviction, homelessness, housing, inequality, low-income, public education, public health, students
Last week in Austin, over a dozenLocal Progress Texas (LPTX) members and several partners came together for the 89th Texas Legislative Session to fight for Texas students, immigrants, families, and workers; and to vocalize their concerns about the slew of harmful bills moving through the legislature. The decisions made in the State’s Capitol every two years weigh heavily on our localities and carry strong implications for our Local Progress members who serve back home. *Our members, who represent hundreds and even hundreds of thousands of constituents, understand it is of the utmost importance
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Pro-Palestine protesters thrown out of CU Boulder classroom
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 33.00. boulder, colorado, cu-boulder, police, shelter, students
An incident involving pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted a University of Colorado Boulder classroom this week and were physically removed by two men is now being investigated by campus police, CU officials said Thursday. Student advocacy group Buffs 4 Palestine posted edited video of the altercation on social media, writing that it showed two students “violently assaulted by a CU Boulder professor.” The video shows a person walking toward the front of a classroom before cutting to that person being dragged out of the room by two men. A different clip shows another person being grabbed and
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Federal judge orders Denver Water to stop Gross Dam construction; Army Corps must rewrite permits
Colorado Sun
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.59. boulder, boulder county, colorado, lawsuit, sierra club, south boulder
[image: Construction site of Gross Reservoir Dam with cranes and equipment. The dam is partially built with mountains and a blue sky in the background.] A federal judge late Thursday ordered Denver Water to halt construction on the massive expansion of Gross Reservoir’s dam in western Boulder County and sent three key environmental permits back to the Army Corps of Engineers for a rewrite. The order hands a major, if temporary, victory to environmental and neighborhood opponents fighting the half-finished, $531 million project to nearly triple the storage capacity of the reservoir on South Bou
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Coroner: Fentanyl deaths in Boulder County down 30% in 2024
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.34. boulder, boulder county, boulder police department, boulder valley school district, colorado, enforcement, joe neguse, police
Fentanyl-related deaths in Boulder County dropped from 38 in 2023 to 27 in 2024, a 30% decrease, according to data from the Boulder County Coroner’s Office released Thursday. People in the 30- to 39-year-old age group were most affected by fentanyl deaths in Boulder County, with 12 cases, according to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office data. People in the 60- to 69-year-old age group were the second most affected, with six cases. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office has enhanced its ability to track critical data, Jeff Martin, the Boulder County said in a press release about the data. The coro
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Colorado Senate debates state budget in tight financial year
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.98. bike, bike lane, budget, colorado, infrastructure, pandemic, students, tabor, transgender, transportation
Colorado state senators listen as Colorado Senate President James Coleman, a Denver Democrat, delivers opening remarks on the first day of the 2025 session of the Colorado Legislature on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Colorado Capitol. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline) The Colorado Senate began debate Wednesday on the annual state budget bill, a spending plan that tries to close a $1.2 billion funding gap and absorb the rising cost of Medicaid in the state. The bill, known as the “long bill,” and the dozens of accompanying pieces of legislation creates a $43.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that be
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CU Boulder’s INVST leadership training program will end May 31
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.50. boulder, budget, colorado, cu-boulder, social justice, students, sustainable
The INVST Program, one of the CU Engage programs, will end on May 31. INVST, founded in 1990, is a leadership training program for CU Boulder undergraduate students interested in social justice, climate justice and committing to bringing about fairness and peace. Sabrina Sideris, the director of INVST, is one of the five people who was told she will be laid off in May. She has been a CU Boulder employee for 20 years and the director of INVST since 2007. She said the layoffs and the university’s decision to dissolve the program came as a complete shock. “For the university to blindside us in th
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‘She killed a boy’: Defendant admits to fatally running into cyclist in Boulder trial
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 30.92. bicycle, bike, boulder, boulder county, colorado, lawsuit, police
- [image: Defendant Yeva Smilianska becomes emotional while testifying on day 4...] Defendant Yeva Smilianska becomes emotional while testifying on day 4 of her trial involving the death of Magnus White. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) - [image: Yeva Smilianska hugs one of her supporters. The defendant testified...] Yeva Smilianska hugs one of her supporters. The defendant testified on day 4 of her trial involving the death of Magnus White. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) - [image: Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty during testimony on day...] Boulder County District
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Boulder Fire-Rescue Responds to Two Alarm Fire on Pearl Street
Boulder Colorado Release
KEYWORD SCORE: 30.55. black, boulder, boulder police department, colorado, pearl street, police
Boulder Fire-Rescue Responds to Two Alarm Fire on Pearl Street News.png barkerj@boulde… Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:53 Apr 03, 2025 Fire investigators have determined that the structure fire on Monday night on Pearl Street was unintentional and was within the kitchen cooking equipment. *BOULDER, Colo.* – Monday evening, March 31, around 7:57 p.m. Boulder Fire-Rescue was dispatched for a structure fire at 1047 Pearl Street. Upon arrival, crews noticed black smoke and fire from the roof of the structure. Boulder Fire-Rescue and Boulder Police Department worked quickly to evacuate the building as well a
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Hickenlooper could be vulnerable to a strong primary challenge in 2026
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 30.28. boulder, colorado, commission, election, human services, students, transit
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, seen during a rally at CS Wind in Pueblo on Nov. 29, 2023, has voted in favor of the Trump administration's agenda with unexpected frequency. (Mike Sweeney for Colorado Newsline) Last week, as the U.S. Senate voted to approve President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration, Colorado’s junior senator “agonized” over what to do, he told a reporter. He voted “no,” but during a committee hearing he had previously voted in favor of nominee Martin Makary, and he “could have easily gone back and voted yes” during the floor vote, he said. This episod
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A catastrophe is unfolding at the top US health agency — and it will put American lives at risk
Vox - Policy
KEYWORD SCORE: 29.77. development, human services, pandemic, public health
[image: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., HHS secretary] US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking the agency in a radical new direction. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to be confirmed as Donald Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), he had to overcome a long record of fringe anti-science beliefs. He had indulged in conspiracies about chem trails, questioned whether HIV was the actual cause of AIDS, and, most notably, spread the repeatedly debunked theory that childhood vaccinations could lead to autism. In privat
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Trailhead Provides More than Just Housing: How one couple’s dream became a diverse community
Yellow Scene Magazine
KEYWORD SCORE: 29.42. development, employment, housing
Trailhead Community in Littleton emphasizes the importance of housing access and independence for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The area’s first-of-its-kind housing project encourages “A Community of good neighbors” with the opportunity for residents to build independence *and* connections. Trailhead Community’s journey was not an easy one. The team had no federal funding or county money; they were continuously turned down or had partners back out at the last minute. Despite the obstacles they faced, they pushed through and broke ground in August 2022. Construction e
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In Colorado, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says climate change alarmism has hurt energy development
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.44. budget, clean energy, colorado, development, infrastructure, marshall fire, sustainable, transit
The new Secretary of Energy Chris Wright returned to his home state Thursday to tour the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, as the Trump administration continues to mull budget, staff and policy changes at the agency. The department oversees a vast portfolio of national laboratories, maintains the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile and funds an innovation office to support new technology. The renewables laboratory in Golden has thousands of employees and has made key innovations in solar, wind and other clean-energy technologies meant to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emiss
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Trump education department threatens federal school funding nationwide over DEI
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 27.63. black, budget, civil rights, civil rights act, colorado, commission, diversity, students, the hop
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat . Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters . By Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat The U.S. Department of Education is giving state education agencies 10 days to certify that their schools do not engage in any practices that the administration believes illegally promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. In a letter sent Thursday, the Education Department told state schools chiefs that they must sign a certification that their schools are in compliance with its controversial interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and with the U.S. S
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Colorado lawmakers push for stronger transgender protections as the Trump administration pushes restrictions
Colorado Politics
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.89. boulder, boulder county, boulder county clerk, cars, colorado, gender-affirming, human services, transgender, transit
Colorado lawmakers are hoping to strengthen the state's protections for transgender people as other states and the federal government continue to push policies against what they call "gender ideology." Welcome to the Denver Gazette Subscribe to stay up to date with all things Colorado. Streak: 9 days iStories you've missed since your last login:Stories you've saved for later:Recommended stories based on your interests:FILE - A protester is silhouetted against a trans pride flag during a pro-transgender rights protest outside of Seattle Children's Hospital, Feb. 9, 2025, in Seattle.ReporterFILE
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Editorial: Sundance will make Boulder even more special
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.83. boulder, boulder county, budget, cars, city of boulder, colorado, sundance film festival, traffic
Just last week, at the meeting of this Editorial Board, as we discussed the nitty-gritty of Colorado’s budget shortfall, we found ourselves lamenting the sense of bleakness permeating the world right now. If only, we said, we could just have some good news to write about. Well, ask and you shall receive. A few short days later it was announced that Boulder was selected to be the new home of the Sundance Film Festival, starting in 2027. Boulder’s big win was both a delightfully pleasant surprise and not a surprise at all. When the internationally renowned showcase for independent movies announc
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Colorado to ask EPA to further downgrade northern Front Range’s air quality
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.45. air quality, boulder, cars, colorado, diversity, electric car, latino, public health
Colorado continues to fail to clean the dirty air that hangs over the northern Front Range, so state regulators plan to ask the Environmental Protection Agency for another voluntary air-quality downgrade — meaning more expensive gasoline and tighter regulations on polluters will remain in place for the foreseeable future. The move will give state regulators more time to develop a plan to improve air quality in metro Denver and the region, and to see whether recent strategies to reduce harmful emissions will work, even as environmentalists call for more aggressive tactics. “For us, it’s taking
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Water utility bills to increase in June for Louisville residents
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.17. average house, boulder, city council, city manager, public works
Louisville residents can expect to see an increase in their water bills in June, following the City Council’s approval earlier this week to increase water utility rates. During the Tuesday city council meeting, the council unanimously voted to increase water fee rates, which is expected to make the average water bill increase by $10. A 6% increase in water utility fees, a 16% increase in wastewater fees and a 14% increase in stormwater fees was recommended by Public Works and Utilities Director Kurt Kowar. The rate increases will be effective in May and will be reflected on June water utility
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License plate readers led to nearly 300 arrests in a year. Denver’s ready to spend more
Denverite
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.92. cars, city council, colorado, enforcement, homelessness, housing, immigration enforcement, lawsuit, police, traffic
The Denver Police Department wants hundreds of thousands of dollars to continue a program that scans license plates on local roads with a tech company’s solar-powered cameras. The department argues that the camera network has helped police find suspects and stolen cars during its one-year pilot phase, leading to hundreds of arrests. But critics say the program is Orwellian, violates Fourth Amendment rights and could be used by President Donald Trump’s administration to attack political opponents and dissent. Now, the Denver Police Department is asking Denver City Council for $666,000 to operat
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Aurora Food Pantry Losing Millions in Grants for Helping Migrants
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.91. apartment, black, cars, city attorney, city council, city manager, colorado, diversity, housing, lawsuit, mayor, police, public health
After weathering a influx migrants last year, an Aurora nonprofit and food pantry is feeling heavy blowback from President Donald Trump's policies for feeding and vaccinating undocumented immigrants. The Village Exchange Center feeds more than 4,000 people a week out of the nonprofit's food pantry at 1609 Havana Street… Audio By CarbonatixBy Catie CheshireBy Teague BohlenBy Bennito L. KeltyBy Catie Cheshire After weathering a influx migrants last year, an Aurora nonprofit and food pantry is feeling heavy blowback from President Donald Trump's policies for feeding and vaccinating undocumented i
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After armed robbery at Circle K, Boulder police ask for public’s help identifying male suspect
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.72. black, boulder, boulder police department, colorado, police
Boulder police detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect reportedly involved in an armed robbery Saturday evening at a gas station. Just after 6 p.m. Saturday, an unknown male entered the Circle K convenience store at 1704 Arapahoe Ave., held a knife or boxcutter to the clerk’s throat and stole money from the register, according to a news release. He then ran out of the store, the release said. [image: Boulder police ask for public's help in identifying man reportedly involved in an armed robbery Saturday night at Circle K, 1704 Arapahoe Ave. (courtesy of the Boulder Po
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Boulder County rallies planned for Saturday amid state, national protests against Trump
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 24.05. boulder, boulder county, civil rights, colorado, turnout
Volunteers are gearing up to mobilize in three Boulder County communities this weekend to protest the actions of the Trump administration, according to online materials. Rallies are planned in Lyons, Longmont and Boulder on Saturday as part of an event that organizers are calling, “Hands Off! National Day of Action.” Organized by advocacy groups, the event has inspired nationwide protests against what participants consider targeted attacks on government benefits and civil rights, according to the Hands Off! website. Demonstrations are being coordinated in every state, including 36 in Colorado
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Coroner’s office identifies man found dead on Boulder Creek Path
Daily Camera Crime And Public Safety
KEYWORD SCORE: 23.41. black, boulder, boulder county, police
The Boulder County Coroner’s Office has identified 40-year-old Mikah Blackfeather as the man who was found dead on the Boulder Creek Path near the University of Boulder campus on Tuesday. Police and medical personnel closed the creek path south of Athens Court, along with a Boulder Creek Path bridge connecting Athens Court to campus north of the CU Recreation Center, acording to a CUPD alert at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday. CU police said at 10:30 a.m. that the area had reopened. The coroner’s office will determine the cause and manner of Blackfeather’s death.
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A historic Black church took the Proud Boys to court. Now it controls their trademark
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.86. black, civil rights, civil rights act, ku klux klan, lawsuit, racism, segregation
*By TIFFANY STANLEY* WASHINGTON (AP) — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to American presidents and civil rights icons. It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now controls the trademark to the Proud Boys, the far-right group that once vandalized the church’s property in Washington. After a pro-Donald Trump rally in December 2020, Proud Boys destroyed Black Lives Matter signs at two historically Black churches during a v
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Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.42. covid-19, human services, infrastructure, lawsuit, pandemic, public health, transgender
*By DEVNA BOSE* A federal judge will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country. Related Articles - Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to take lead of Medicare and Medicaid agency - Judge says US government may have ‘acted in bad faith’ as he weighs contempt over deportation order - Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike - Trump’s tariffs aren’t strictly reciprocal. Here’s how he calculated them - These are the pla
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A non-denial denial
City Observatory
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.38. express bus, multimodal, pandemic, traffic, transportation
*IBR and Metro effectively admit critics are right about problems with their traffic modeling* *The real traffic problems on I-5 are outside the IBR project area, and won’t be solved by the $7.5 billion project* *The documented errors in traffic modeling undercut the case for this megaproject, and show it would make traffic and pollution worse and would be a tragic waste of resources.* In October, the Just Crossing Alliance released a scathing report from national traffic expert Norm Marshall, finding that the traffic modeling for the proposed $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge project is badly fl
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States ordered by U.S. Education Department to certify school DEI ban or lose funds
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.34. civil rights, colorado, commission, diversity, students
[image: The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C., pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)] The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C., pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) *This story was updated at 1:47 p.m. EDT.* WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education demanded in a letter to state education leaders on Thursday that they certify all K-12 schools in their states are complying with an earlier Dear Colleague letter banning diversity, equity and inclusi
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Trump energy secretary during Golden lab visit doubles down on minimizing climate change
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.25. boulder, boulder county, colorado, energy efficiency, lawsuit, marshall fire
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright talks to reporters on April 3, 2025, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline) U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, returning to the Denver area Thursday after he was confirmed as a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, repeatedly minimized the consequences of climate change when speaking to reporters during a press conference. Wright, founder of Denver-based fracking services company Liberty Energy, spoke to employees at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden for less
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Boulder Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery
Boulder Colorado Release
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.00. black, boulder, colorado, police
Boulder Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery BPDNewsUpdated.jpg waughd@boulder… Thu, 04/03/2025 - 15:51 Apr 03, 2025 Boulder Police Seek Suspect in Armed Robbery BOULDER, Colo. – Boulder Police detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect involved in an armed robbery. Just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, an unknown man entered the Circle K at 1704 Arapahoe Avenue, held a knife or boxcutter to the clerk’s throat and stole money from the register. The suspect then ran out of the store. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a gray shirt, black jeans, gray hat
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Yeva Smilianska trial day 4: Defendant texted friend about feeling sleepy roughly 20 minutes before crash
Denver 7 News
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.83. bike, black, boulder, boulder county, lawsuit, police, refugee
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. The fourth day of a trial centered around the death of a 17-year-old cyclist in Boulder County at the hands of an alleged reckless driver began with testimony from the defendant's friend about the night prior, and morning of, the crash. The defense for Yeva Smilianska said they do not dispute that she struck and killed 17-year-old Magnus White, but rather they are arguing that she did not drive in a reckless manner, which is the charge she is facing. Because of this, Denver7 is not using the word "allegedly" when specifically discussing Smilianska striking Magnus. Just ab
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Rural hospitals question whether they can afford Medicare Advantage contracts
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.66. colorado, commission
The first page of a federal government booklet about Medicare Advantage plans appears on a computer screen. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) *This story comes to Newsline from KFF Heath News.* Rural hospital leaders are questioning whether they can continue to afford to do business with Medicare Advantage companies, and some say the only way to maintain services and protect patients is to end their contracts with the private insurers. Medicare Advantage plans pay hospitals lower rates than traditional Medicare, said Jason Merkley, CEO of Brookings Health System in South Dakota. Merkley worrie
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No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese imports
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.64. boulder, commission, enforcement, infrastructure, low-income, petition, small business, sustainable, traffic
*By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DIDI TANG* A notice to customers dazzled by the low-priced products on Chinese shopping apps: the days of getting trendy clothing, tools and gag gifts that cost less than lunch delivered to your door in 10 days are probably numbered. Related Articles - Deed shows new Hotel Boulderado owner paid $102M - Parent company intends to sell RV dealer in Firestone - Integral Consulting absorbs Kinnetic Environmental - What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets - No gift money? No problem. How to afford a house on your own President Donald Trump is e
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The real reason Trump is destroying the economy
Vox - Policy
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.00. election, public health, transit
[image: President Trump in a navy suit and red tie, holding up a signed document.] President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order imposing tariffs on imported goods at the White House on April 2, 2025. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Trump administration’s tariffs are, by every reasonable account, an economic catastrophe in the making. So why are they happening? One explanation is that this is simply democracy at work. President Donald Trump campaigned on doing more or less exactly what he’s just done, and the voting public elected him. So here we are. That’s at best a partial st
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