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May 6, 2025: Renewable energy lab layoffs, ballot theft scheme, office towers to apartments, new exhibition

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Tony Oum plays with a model of Angkor Wat’s temple structures in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s “Angkor: The Lost Empire of Cambodia” exhibit. April 11, 2025.

Research and development for renewable energy took a hit yesterday with 114 layoffs at NREL in Golden. Then, a real case of ballot fraud, but not to swing the election. Plus, the latest on plans for two office towers to become apartments in Denver, and whether more of these conversions could happen. And, a new exhibition about an old Cambodian empire is captivating the local Cambodian community.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Stephanie Wolf and Jon Pinnow. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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