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Tuesday's weather: Snow showers, 1-2"; colder. High: 27 Low: 19.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

  1. Guaranteed Income pilot coming to Boulder? The City of Boulder City is proposing a guaranteed income pilot program, starting this year and running through 2024. Unlike most government assistance, it would not come with strings or restrictions, but allow those that qualify, the ability to put the money toward whatever they need most. (Boulder Beat)
  2. Hundreds file for unemployment due to the Marshall Fire. Deadline looms. The state's disaster unemployment assistance program provides up to 26 weeks of benefits to people who lost work or had it interrupted as a result of the fire. Wednesday is the last day to apply. (Reporting Lab)
  3. Boulder to pay $95,000 to settle lawsuit against officer. Sammie Lawrence accused officer Waylon Lolotai of unlawfully arresting him at Mapleton Ballfields in 2019. Lolotai was responding to a call about homeless people. (9News)
  4. Court approves disclosure of guests' names at Boulder Hyatt hotel. A federal magistrate ordered Hyatt Hotels to disclose the names and contact information of guests who were there Hyatt Place Boulder during the 2018 carbon monoxide poisoning, believing the information could provide information relevant to a multimillion-dollar liability lawsuit. (CO Politics)
  5. How did Broomfield become Broomfield? Historians may not know exactly where Broomfield got its name, but they have eliminated less likely explanations – and settled on the broom corn story. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

  • Around the World Storytime: At Holiday Park. (10:15 a.m.)
  • All Ages Storytime: Boulder Public Library. (10:15 a.m.)
  • To Break a Covenant: Author Visit with Alison Ames at Book Queeries! (4:30 p.m.)
  • Online Conversations in English: Tuesday Evening. (6 p.m.)
  • Boulder area high school athletics: The week ahead. (Boulder Patch)

From my notebook:

  • Boulder Mountainbike Alliance Trail Alert: Know before you go! Closed for muddy conditions: Erie Singletrack, Valmont, Eagle Wind at Rabbit Mountain, Heil Valley Ranch, Hall Ranch and Marshall Mesa (closed for fire damage). See more trail-related info here (BMA)
  • Most in-town Superior trails now open. Closures remain near burn areas. Superior Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department has opened most of the in-town trails with the exception of trails and paths near burn areas. (Superior)

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