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🌱 Air Quality Bill May Not Pass + Fire Season + Another COVID-19 Wave?

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Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

Tuesday's weather: Mostly sunny and comfortable. High: 74 Low: 50.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

  1. There are 140 bills log jammed at the capitol. Time is running out on the 2022 Colorado session, and lawmakers are trying to push as many as of the bills through before the deadline on Wednesday, but some legislators are trying to run out the clock. (CPR)
  2. To burn or not to burn. One way that nature revives itself is with fire. Since the 19th century, humans have been trying to manage it without destroying what has been built. How will we escape this paradox without losing everything? (Reporting Lab)
  3. Lots of Coloradoans are vaccinated, but is it enough to prevent another COVID-19 wave? The state's positivity rate has remained above the five percent threshold. As of last Thursday, the positive test rate was 6.3 percent. (CPR)
  4. "Must pass" air quality bill may fail. As the clock winds down on the 2022 session, state legislators are racing to pass an air quality bill that a host of corporate interests are mobilized against. (CO Newsline)
  5. Would jail have saved her from fentanyl overdose? A woman at an addiction treatment center relapses and dies of an overdose. Some think the best solution is to sit in jail for a while and sober up. There are no easy answers in the cycle of addiction and mental illness. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

  • Virtual Speed Networking: Boulder Chamber. (4 p.m.)
  • Nosh & Network: Speed Networking. (4 p.m.)
  • Investing in Women and Girls: For a better future. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • 2022 Commencement Celebration: University of Colorado graduation in photos. (CU Today)
  • Boulder Start Up Week kicks off on with a panel debating how to unlocking the supply chain. Sometimes local supply-chain partners are often more reliable. The week of programming continues through Friday, May 13. (Startup Week)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow a brand new edition of the Boulder Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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