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Congressional District 8 faceoff last Thursday; ICE detentions in Aurora; Boulder Jewish Festival honoring victims of Pearl Street firebombing
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 88.93. boulder, boulder county, budget, colorado, colorado supreme court, commission, election, housing, morning magazine, pearl street, pearl street mall, transit
Headlines Monday, June 1, 2026 Congressional District 8 Faceoff last Thursday The two Democrats hoping to unseat Republican Gabe Evans in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District tried to win over voters during a candidate forum last Thursday in Greeley. The candidates – former and current state representatives Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel – spent a lot of time bashing Evans and the president. Bird said, “Every day, Gabe Evans and Donald Trump are making it harder for families like the one I grew up in to have a fair shot at success.” Rutinel said, “Right now, Donald Trump and Gabe Evans are de
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How to minimize human-bear conflict as bears leave hibernation
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 79.30. black, boulder, colorado, downtown boulder, kgnu news, morning magazine, students
Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 8:00 am - 8:30 am 8:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 9:30 am Mixdown KGNU News By Lily SharpLast week, Governor Jared Polis signed two bills into law in an effort to reduce human-animal conflict in Colorado. The law increases the penalty for knowingly luring a bear by leaving trash and food remnants outside.Here’s some advice on being bear-aware, from the Boulder Bear Coalition.Bear sightings have been on the rise in Colorado as black bears leave hibernation and trek closer to populated areas, like Boulder’s University Hill, in search of food.The B
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How fancy white paint might help Boulder prepare for sweltering summers
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 61.27. affordable housing, apartment, black, boulder, boulder county, boulder housing partners, colorado, housing, north boulder, sustainability
Extreme heat is increasing across Colorado, even in the typically mild climate of the foothills. Boulder County has seen a surge of summer days pushing above 90 Fahrenheit in the last five years. To stay cool, the county is experimenting with a radically simple solution: paint that cools buildings. Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (PDRC) paint looks like normal white paint, but it cools down buildings during the day without using electricity. The paint can be applied to the roofs of apartments, warehouses, mobile homes, data centers and more. It doesn’t just reflect sunlight — in some cases,
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Federal judge blocks Trump admin from dismantling Boulder weather lab, cites evidence of political retaliation against Colorado
9 News Denver
KEYWORD SCORE: 55.41. boulder, budget, cars, colorado, diversity, lawsuit, transportation
A federal court halted the Trump administration's plan to strip NCAR of its supercomputer, finding it arbitrary and possibly retaliatory, related to Tina Peters BOULDER, Colo. — A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from stripping a Boulder nonprofit of control over a marquee supercomputing center, finding the move unlawful and likely driven by President Donald Trump's disdain for Colorado.The ruling was issued on the same day convicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters walked out of prison following Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' commutation of her sentence. Peters' impriso
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A South Bronx Health Center Will Rise Again, Thanks to Local Organizers
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 50.48. affordable housing, black, covid-19, development, housing, mayor, public works, redevelop, social justice, students, transit
South Bronx Unite has been championing the adaptive reuse of the former Lincoln Recovery Center as a community-controlled asset. (Photo courtesy South Bronx Unite) The empty, worn-down building at 349 East 40th Street in the South Bronx has had many lives. It was constructed during the mid-1930s as a Public Works Administration project and opened as the Mott Haven Health Center. Forty years later, following a nonviolent takeover of nearby Lincoln Hospital by the Black Panthers and Young Lords, it reopened as the People’s Detox Center, where a group of radical doctors and community leaders pion
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What happens when you call the CORRN hotline to report ICE activity?
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 48.77. colorado, enforcement, kgnu news, morning magazine
- [image: cover] *play_arrow* What happens when you call the CORRN hotline to report ICE activity? KGNU News The Colorado Rapid Response Network, or CORRN, is a coalition of organizations working together to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity in the state. They have a hotline that anyone can call to report suspected ICE activity anywhere in the state, and they train volunteers to respond to those calls. The hotline can also be used to connect with a member of their DocuTeam, which helps to document the event and refer callers to legal resources if their loved one
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When the River Runs Dry
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 45.83. boulder, colorado, commission, development, diversity, land use, landmark, sustainable, zoning
Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Q2 2026 Magazine. You can subscribe here. The Colorado River starts nearly two miles above sea level, in a pass in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s fed by creeks and snow melt from the Never Summer Mountains, so named by the Arapaho for their year-round mantle of snow. In the remote wilderness where the Colorado begins its life, there is no such thing as political controversy or administrative clashes. That’s not the case over the path it travels across seven states and into Mexico. More than 40 million people depend on water from the Colora
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s first move to break up Boulder-based NCAR
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 45.55. boulder, budget, colorado, election, joe neguse, lawsuit
[image: The Trump administration is pushing to close the Boulder headquarters of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Credit: Brooke Stephenson] A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s first major attempt to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, ruling that halting the move was in the public interest. Earlier this year, the National Science Foundation, which funds NCAR, began taking steps to transfer NCAR’s Wyoming Supercomputing Center to the University of Wyoming. NCAR uses the supercomputing center for computing capacity and
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Judge blocks NCAR breakup, lets UCAR keep control of supercomputer
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 44.14. boulder, budget, colorado, election, infrastructure, lawsuit, south boulder, transit, transportation
A federal judge has moved to block the Trump administration’s breakup of the National Center for... BOULDER — A federal judge has moved to block the Trump administration’s breakup of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, allowing the Boulder-based nonprofit University Center for Atmospheric Research to keep control over the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne.In issuing the preliminary injunction Monday, U.S. District Judge Richard Brooke Jackson, who had been appointed by President Barack Obama, ruled that the move was unlawful and linked to President Donald Trump’s disdain
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Butterfly Pavilion Scientists Complete First Survey of Northwest Parkway Pollinator Corridor
Yellow Scene Magazine
KEYWORD SCORE: 43.45. boulder, colorado, development, election, open space, sustainable, transportation
*Press releases are provided to Yellow Scene Magazine. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole.* *Contact: **Katie Farnan, **(720) 383-7269* *pr...@thebighorncompany.com* *High-resolution photos can be downloaded at this link (photo credit: Butterfly Pavilion / Hannah Hitchcock).* BROOMFIELD, Colo. — May 28, 2026 — Scientists from Butterfly Pavilion completed their first baseline survey yesterday along the Northwest Parkway’s southern right-of-way, advancing the pollinator corridor project that the two organizations announced in February 2026. The s
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Boulder Jewish Festival returns to Pearl Street one year after attack with heightened security
Denver 7 Front Range News
KEYWORD SCORE: 40.03. boulder, colorado, pearl street, pearl street mall, police
BOULDER, Colo. Heightened security will be in place at this weekend's Boulder Jewish Festival as the community marks one year since the deadly attack on Pearl Street Mall. The event, held in the heart of Boulder, will honor victims and celebrate Jewish culture, connection, and resilience. Organizers said returning to Pearl Street is "both difficult and deeply meaningful" for the community. In a May press conference, Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn pledged a robust security presence, including visible patrols and behind-the-scenes measures. "You're going to see a lot more officers," Redfe
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Green goes gray
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 39.94. black, boulder, colorado, enforcement, public health
Willie Nelson excepted, it’s probably not an old dude’s face that pops to mind when you’re... BOULDER — Willie Nelson excepted, it’s probably not an old dude’s face that pops to mind when you’re thinking of a typical marijuana user. But perhaps it should — older Americans have been getting into weed in record numbers in recent years. “We know that cannabis use is increasing in most age groups. But interestingly not in adolescents. It’s pretty flat with adolescence, and that tracks (with usage rates among this cohort with) other substances” such as alcohol,” University of Colorado psychology an
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A letter to Silas Soule from a member of his lineage
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 39.89. kgnu news, morning magazine
- [image: cover] *play_arrow* A letter to Silas Soule from a member of his lineage KGNU News Larimer County recently decided to rename two locations because of their connection to the Sand Creek Massacre. Pingree Park and Pingree Hill honored George Pingree, known for participating in the 1864 massacre of a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people. The new names, Soule Park and Soule Hill, honor another historical figure: Silas Soule. KGNU volunteer reporter and genealogy enthusiast Don Davis recently learned that he shares a family tree with Soule. He brings us this letter he wrote to his ances
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FRCC to launch paramedicine degree program
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 37.28. boulder, colorado, students
Front Range Community College will launch a new associate degree program in paramedicine this fall... FORT COLLINS — Front Range Community College will launch a new associate degree program in paramedicine this fall at its Larimer campus in Fort Collins.The new Associate of Applied Science degree is designed to give students and working emergency medical technicians a path to career advancement and higher-paying jobs.More than 350 annual job postings statewide and 50 local agencies hiring around the state indicate a high need for well-trained paramedics who have the skills to care for Colorada
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What happens when you call the CORRN hotline to report ICE activity?
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.64. colorado, enforcement, kgnu news, morning magazine
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 What happens when you call the CORRN hotline to report ICE activity? KGNU News The Colorado Rapid Response Network, or CORRN, is a coalition of organizations working together to respond to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, activity in the state.They have a hotline that anyone can call to report suspected ICE activity anywhere in the state, and they train volunteers to respond to those calls.The hotline can also be used to connect with a member of their DocuTeam, which helps t
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Memorial now marks site of 2025 Boulder terror attack
9 News Denver
KEYWORD SCORE: 34.06. boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, city council, colorado, pearl street, pearl street mall
Monday marks one year since the attack on June 1, 2025, which targeted a group walking to raise awareness for Israeli hostages who were being held captive in Gaza. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app.Next up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoNext up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoBOULDER, Colo. — Monday marks one year since a violent terror attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, which the county has now memorialized with a stone in front of the historic courthouse. The attack killed Karen Diamond and injured about a dozen others. "Not
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One year after Pearl Street Mall firebombing, Colorado's Jewish community reflects on loss and resilience
Denver 7 News
KEYWORD SCORE: 33.67. boulder, colorado, pearl street, pearl street mall, police
One year after a firebombing attack on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall killed one person and injured a dozen more, Colorado's Jewish community is still working to regain its sense of safety. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 2,128 years, for throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of peaceful protesters who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages on June 1, 2025. The local group chapter of Run For Their Lives held weekly walks at the Pearl Street Mall. Witnesses said Soliman yelled "Free Palestine" before attacking th
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Zodiac sub shop expands while Potbelly shutters
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 33.38. boulder, colorado
Zodiac Subs, which first opened on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder in 2020, has launched a second... BOULDER — Zodiac Subs, which first opened on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder in 2020, has launched a second location downtown at 2052 Broadway.Meanwhile, according to Axios Boulder, the Twenty Ninth Street mall location of sandwich chain Potbelly Sandwich Works has permanently closed. on Facebook on LinkedIn Zodiac Subs, which first opened on Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder in 2020, has launched a second location downtown at 2052 Broadway. Thank you for your interest in this article! To proceed with free acce
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One year after Pearl Street Mall firebombing, survivor finds courage in the face of hate
Denver 7 News
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.25. boulder, boulder council, pearl street, pearl street mall
One year after a man threw Molotov cocktails at a group of people peacefully demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages along the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, one survivor is looking ahead. Rachelle Halpern was protesting for the release of Israeli hostages when the attack happened. 12 people hurt, and an 82-year-old woman died from her injuries weeks later. *Watch the full story in the video player below.* Pearl Street Mall attack survivor reflects one year later In the days following the attack, a chaplain asked Halpern a simple question: "What is your word for the day?" "My word was
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In a victory for science advocates, a federal court blocks the Trump administration’s push to dismantle NCAR
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.09. boulder, budget, colorado, election, lawsuit, transit, transportation
A federal court blocked the Trump administration from taking initial steps to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) on Monday, marking a major victory for defenders of the marquee climate research hub headquartered in Boulder. Colorado U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson issued the temporary injunction in response to a lawsuit filed in March by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, the nonprofit overseeing NCAR. The complaint argues that the federal government targeted the center as a part of a “campaign of retribution” against Colorado for imprisoning
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Where the New Fiscal Federalism Hits Hardest
Governing
KEYWORD SCORE: 32.08. budget, development, diversity, housing, infrastructure, public health
Last month in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation capping local governments’ annual property tax revenue growth at 2 percent. The rationale was familiar: Homeowners facing rising assessments need protection. The fiscal consequence is equally familiar: Local governments, which rely on property taxes as their primary own-source revenue, now face binding constraints on their ability to fund the services those same homeowners depend on. Iowa is not an outlier. Indiana passed sweeping property tax relief legislation in 2025 that is already straining local budgets. Wyoming passed a 25 percent
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Can Researchers Rise To Meet This Political Moment? At CURE, We Think Yes.
Next City
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.23. affordable housing, development, enforcement, housing, students
Community members discuss CURE’s Hidden Hands research and their own frustrations with corporate buyers at a Parkside Business & Community in Partnership (PBCIP) meeting in Camden, New Jersey. (Photo by Stephen Danley) Sponsored content from Rutgers-Camden University. Sponsored content policy We live in a world where knowledge is politically contested. For universities, this is both an existential and immediate crisis. It is an existential crisis about the future of educational institutions. But for many of us who have dedicated our careers to research, there’s an increasing need in the presen
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French pharma giant Servier buys Edgewise muscular dystrophy biz
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.23. boulder, colorado
Edgewise has offloaded its muscular-dystrophy business to Servier in a deal that could eventually... Edgewise has offloaded its muscular-dystrophy business to Servier in a deal that could eventually be worth as much as $2.65 billion. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If you canceled your payment, click here to close this window.If you processed a payment and this page does not reload in 10 seconds, please
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A letter to Silas Soule from a member of his lineage
KGNU News
KEYWORD SCORE: 30.14. kgnu news, morning magazine
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 A letter to Silas Soule from a member of his lineage KGNU News Larimer County recently decided to rename two locations because of their connection to the Sand Creek Massacre.Pingree Park and Pingree Hill honored George Pingree, known for participating in the 1864 massacre of a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people.The new names, Soule Park and Soule Hill, honor another historical figure: Silas Soule.KGNU volunteer reporter and genealogy enthusiast Don Davis recently learned that he sha
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A brewing tariff refund battle
SCOTUS Blog
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.47. black, election, lawsuit, mayor, petition, transgender, transportation
Welcome to June – for SCOTUSblog, the busiest month of the year. At the Court On Thursday, the justices met in a private conference to discuss cases and vote on petitions for review. Orders from that conference are expected this morning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Alabama has asked the court on its interim docket to allow it to use a congressional map in this year’s elections that was struck by a lower court as racially discriminatory. Responses to that request are due today by 4 p.m. EDT. The court has indicated that it may announce opinions on Thursday, June 4, at 10 a.m. EDT. We will be live blogging
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The most important cases yet to be decided
SCOTUS Blog
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.05. black, colorado, commission, election, sustainable, transgender, voting rights
It’s June 1. The official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic, Statehood Day for both Kentucky and Tennessee, and Oscar the Grouch Day. It’s also the beginning of what is likely to be the final month before the justices’ summer recess – or, to put it another way, a 30-day sprint during which the court will issue the final 26 opinions in cases that were argued during the 2025-26 term. As in other years, these are likely to include some of the highest-profile cases of the term – and indeed, some of the biggest cases of the past few years. The court has already handed President Donald Trump
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Supreme Court urged to uphold lower court decision striking Alabama congressional map as racially discriminatory
SCOTUS Blog
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.03. black, board of education, election, mayor, naacp, petition, racial discrimination, voting rights
The plaintiffs challenging an Alabama congressional map urged the justices on Monday afternoon to leave in place a ruling by a panel of federal judges that bars Alabama from using the map on the ground that it is racially discriminatory. One set of plaintiffs told the justices that the lower court “made findings on a full record that remains the definitive account of Alabama’s racial geography, racialized politics, and racially discriminatory policymaking.” The filing came five days after Alabama asked the Supreme Court to put that ruling, issued on May 26, on hold and allow it to use the map
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Tuesday’s Headlines Don’t Drink and Drive
Streetsblog Net
KEYWORD SCORE: 26.95. bike, bike lane, buses, electric vehicle, fares, housing, infrastructure, mayor, students, transit, transportation
- Drunk driving kills more than 12,000 people a year in the U.S., mostly in car-centric places with little to no public transit. Studies show that there are far fewer DUI arrests in cities where imbibers can take a train home. There is a similar effect where rideshares are readily available. ( Planetizen) - People for Bikes breaks down its position on the BUILD America 250 transportation funding bill. - Five years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act put $5 billion toward electric vehicle charging stations, only 98 have been built. (Government Technology) - While raging against dan
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Boulder community reflects 1 year since deadly fire attack
Fox31 Denver KDVR
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.38. boulder, pearl street
Community members and leaders reflected on Monday, as it marks one year since the terrorist fire attack on a group of people on Pearl Street back on June 1 of 2025.
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Restaurant Roll Call: Every opening and closing in May
Denver Westword
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.13. boulder, colorado, denver international airport, traffic
[image: chefs at work] Major concepts debuted on the Denver dining scene. The post Restaurant Roll Call: Every opening and closing in May appeared first on Denver Westword. June is bustin’ out all over: A dozen things to do in Denver (and beyond) this weekShawn CampbellAudio By CarbonatixApril showers may bring May flowers, but the past month also saw a lot of new restaurants popping up, making serious upgrades to the Denver dining scene. For those keeping score, we reported on 30 new openings, including four that were on our Nine Most-Anticipated Spring Restaurant Openings list. Among the hig
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Target opening huge Thornton distribution hub
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 23.69. boulder, colorado
Target will open is giant new distribution facility in Thornton this... Target will open is giant new distribution facility in Thornton this week. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If you canceled your payment, click here to close this window.If you processed a payment and this page does not reload in 10 seconds, please reach out to Bruce Dennis at 303-630-1953 for additional assistance.BROOMFIELD -- Perh
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Tensions linger between Republicans and White House over the 'anti-weaponization' fund
9 News Denver
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.50. budget, commission, election, enforcement, immigration enforcement, lawsuit, police
A political standoff between Senate Republicans and the White House intensifies as GOP senators return without agreement on President Trump's settlement fund. WASHINGTON — A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved after Republican senators defiantly left town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.Senate Republicans who are returning to Washington on Monday say they won’t have the votes to pass the Homeland Security spending bill until the White House works with them to place parameters on a new $1.77
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