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Good morning Boulder! Let's get you started off on this Wednesday with what's going on in Boulder today.
Wednesday's weather: Colder with snow, 3-6". High: 33 Low: 12.
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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:
- City of Boulder moving toward pilot program for Guaranteed Income. The city is proposing a pilot program that would start this year and run through 2024. The assistance wouldn't include normal restrictions on public money, but allow recipients the freedom to put the money toward whatever they need most, providing a regular cash payment to low-income residents. (Boulder Beat)
- Governor Polis announces he's running for a second term. Polis and his running mate, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, launched their re-election campaign in Pueblo on Tuesday. (Patch)
- College students struggle with food insecurity. With with food prices nationwide jumping 6.3 percent in 2021, several thousand MSU Denver students are faced with food-insecurity. "The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as having 'limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.'"(RED)
- Fewer people moved to Colorado in 2021. Overall population growth in Colorado has slowed, too. Net migration, a slowdown in births and an increase in people dying are contributing to a decrease in population growth as well. (9News)
- Boulder's Mask Mandate To End Friday. Boulder is the latest county to announce that it is rescinding its mask mandates as COVID-19 levels are trending down. (Patch)
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Today in Boulder:
- Wednesday All Ages Storytime: Boulder Public Library (10:15 a.m.)
- Boulder Home Professionals: Leads group. (Noon)
- Arts Commission Meeting: Boulder Public Library. (6 p.m.)
From my notebook:
- Get checked for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: OSA is a serious medical condition that causes you to repeatedly stop breathing for brief moments while you sleep. More than 20 million Americans experience OSA. (BMC)
- Boulder County Offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of Presidents' Day. (Facebook)
- Planet Bluegrass is giving away tickets to Sam Bush's Boulder Theater show this Sunday and Molly Tuttle's show at The Fox Theatre next week Sunday! (Facebook)
- How to build an emergency go bag. As quickly as the Marshall Fire spread last December, residents had only minutes to escape, being prepared is critical. An emergency management expert explains how to be prepared for emergencies. (5280)
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