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

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. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by listeners . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Ishan Thakore reports on layoffs at NREL . CPR’s Tom Hesse reports on a guilty plea in a case of stolen ballots . Denverite’s Kevin Beaty reports on a museum exhibit you can see that will transport you to a Cambodian empire . The Colorado Matters podcast has more on what it would take to convert office towers into apartments.