🌱 Clean Energy + JonBenét Case May Move + Wildfire Building Standards

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's happening in and around town today.

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Monday's weather: A little rain in the morning. High: 49 Low: 33.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. Gov. Polis to consider petition for the state to take over the JonBenét Ramsey case. JonBenet Ramsey's family has petitioned the state to take over the case in an effort to find answers in the the 25 year-old case – that Boulder Police have been unable to solve. (9News)
2. Colorado wants statewide wildfire building standards. A new set of rules and an entity to administer them is moving forward and, if legislators approve it, would oversee wildfire-related building and land-use standards for areas in the where the urban meets the wild-land. (CPR)
3. It's back! CU is set to welcome thousands to Folsom Field for the first in-person commencement ceremony in three years. (Daily Record)
4. Cycling advocates have concerns about intersection's redesign at Broadway and Grandview. Boulder's planning staff has developed plans to reconstruct the intersection at Broadway and Grandview. Cycling advocates say the proposed design poses a significant threat to cyclists and pedestrians, and only a marginal benefit for drivers. (Yahoo.com)
5. Some Coloradans want increased clean-energy production, not more drilling. Coloradans that have experienced years of drilling near their homes, and believe it's time to end the nation's dependence on fossil fuels. (Patch)

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Today in Boulder:

• Citizenship Class: Boulder Public Library. (5:30 p.m.)
• Alejandro Soto: Storms and Seas on Titan. (7:30 p.m.)
• Volunteer opportunities: For Boulder and Broomfield counties. (Daily Camera)

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From my notebook:

• Boulder County testing outdoor emergency sirens on Monday, May 2. (9News)
• Rural and Boulder mobile residents, your testimony in support of HB1287 is needed. Colorado HB1287, the Mobile Home Park Protections bill, is set for a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on the afternoon of Monday, May 2. (Nextdoor)
• Volunteers recognized for their contributions to Boulder County. (CO Daily)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. See you all tomorrow morning for a new edition of the Boulder Daily! — Brad K. Evans

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