🌱 Boulder Gun Bills Pass + Still No Train Plan + Public Lands First

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Wednesday's weather: Partly sunny. High: 77 Low: 59.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. Gun violence protection ordinances gets unanimous vote at last night's city council meeting. In a city where 10 people were killed in a mass shooting last year, the Boulder City Council has unanimously approved a series of six gun violence prevention ordinances, along with a ban on assault weapons. (CO Daily)
2. State of Colorado fails to revise environmental whistleblower rules. A group tasked with recommending changes to Colorado's whistleblowing rules leaves the permitting process as "muddled up as ever." (CO Sun)
3. Polis signs Front Range Rail bill, but still no plan for train to Boulder. The initial tranche of money will begin to form the details of how a passenger rail system from Trinidad to Fort Collins would operate. (Out There)
4. Commentary: We should be putting the health of the environment before oil and gas. Voters are increasingly becoming aware that the leasing of public lands for oil and gas exploration is costing taxpayers and directly impacting their communities. "It's time to put good stewardship of our public lands first." (CO Newsline)
5. Metro Denver real estate market cooling, but don't expect prices to drop. The Denver Metro Association of Realtors study indicates that home prices in the metro area have in some instances increased by 41 percent since April 2020. The report also indicates that home prices have finally slowed from the last frenzied year. (CBS4)

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Today in Boulder:

• Business Women's Leadership: Group meeting. (8 a.m.)
• Boulder Community Knitting: Boulder Public Library. (2:30 p.m.)
• EMS CPR Renewals: Lefthand Fire Protection District. (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Boulder Mountainbike Alliance working on Doudy Draw. You can volunteer to work on Doudy Draw on Thursday, June 9 at 5:15 p.m. There's a couple volunteer spots open. Join up to shape the trails you ride. (BMA)
• The June edition of the Older Adult Services program guide is now available. There are both in-person and virtual learning opportunities and a variety of fitness and dance classes available for older adults in Boulder. View the full program guide. (Boulder)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early Thursday morning with a new edition of the Boulder Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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