Boulder is getting older. Over the next two decades, the number of people over the age of 80 will grow more than 244% in Boulder county while population numbers for almost every other age group under 65 will decline. KGNU’s […]
Airline Passengers Are Not Behaving
Reports of aggressive airline passengers disrupting flights have peppered the news in the past year. In September, flight crews asked Congress for more help to deal with what they call “egregious” passenger behavior. A recent study found 40 percent of […]
Disaster Response, Housing Crisis and Gun Control Topped Boulder City Council Agenda
Boulder’s City Council held its first meeting of the year last night, amid the aftermath of a major local disaster. The agenda was heavy in both subject matter and quantity of ground covered. Boulder Beat’s Shay Castle joined News Director […]
Morning Magazine Podcast -Wednesday, October 6, 2021
On today’s Morning Magazine, we look at new legal protections for renters that came into effect Friday, just as emergency pandemic measures expired. Then, a new installment in a collaborative series on the affordable housing crisis in the Mountain West. […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Friday, August 13, 2021
We’ll look at some of the highlights of the 2020 Census data released yesterday followed by the latest in our housing crisis series – a collaboration with RMCR. Then, we hear how grassroots organizations are gearing up for a legislative […]
Morning Magazine Podcast – Wednesday, August 4, 2021
We get the details from last night’s Boulder City Council meeting followed by the next installment of our regionwide, RMCR series on the housing crisis. We close with Naturally. https://sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/kgnu-show-archives/audioarchives/MorningMagazine/2021/MorningMagazine_2021-08-04.mp3 The Morning Magazine features local news headlines, stories, and […]
Housing Crisis Series: Housing Crunch Reaches Mountain Towns
As the demand to live in Western mountain towns continues to explode, the housing crunch for local workers is more dire than ever. One way several town governments are trying to help is by offering down payment assistance for some […]