Arapahoe County OKs Colorado’s second-largest solar farm
The second-largest solar farm in Colorado could be coming to fields south of Bennett.
Arapahoe County commissioners last week approved a permit for the 75-megawatt Hunter Solar project, which would rank as Colorado’s second-largest solar farm after the 120-megawatt Comanche solar site near Pueblo.
The proposed 333,000-panel facility just east of Denver would boost the state’s solar power portfolio by nearly 8 percent.
The Solar Energy Industries Association says Colorado ranks 11th nationally for installed solar capacity – including residential rooftop and solar gardens – with 974 megawatts. Nearly 200,000 homes are powered by solar-generated electricity, and the industry employs 6,789 Colorado workers.
Cypress Creek Renewables says a groundbreaking at the Hunter site could happen next year, with electricity flowing on to the grid in 2020.
Competency concerns arise again for arson suspect in Teller County fire
Mackenzie Bodell
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Updated 49 minutes ago
After already being deemed competent to proceed to trial once earlier, competency concerns again took the spotlight Monday for the woman allegedly behind the Highland Lakes fire that burned nearly 170 acres near Divide last year. Lowa Tillitt, 77, also...
Colorado Supreme Court to hear oral arguments, one justice is gone | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in eight cases this week, plus one of its members is on an unexplained and open-ended leave...
Trump calls on House Republicans to pass bill releasing full Epstein files
Zach LaChance, Washington Examiner
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Updated 4 hours ago
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to vote for a bill that would release nearly all of the remaining Epstein files held by the Department of Justice. The House will hold a vote sometime this week on the Epstein Files...
Iraq War veteran Jose Barco deported to Mexico
Carol McKinley
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Updated 53 minutes ago
Immigration officials this month began the deportation process for a decorated Iraq War veteran whose story captured national attention and garnered intense discussion both for and against his removal. On Tuesday, the conversation was over, and Jose Barco-Chirino, who had...
Colorado Republicans call meeting to rein in chair Brita Horn, but state GOP says plans are ‘illegal’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
They’re at it again. For the second time in as many years, a group of Colorado Republicans are planning to convene a meeting of the party’s state central committee despite the state GOP insisting that the proposed meeting would be...
Democrats reckon with lofty Obamacare promises after shutdown defeat
Wire Services
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Updated 46 minutes ago
Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner Democrats bet big that President Donald Trump would cave to their healthcare demands in a protracted government shutdown fight. Now, they’re facing a reckoning from the party’s base over the miscalculation. The standoff, which centered on expiring Obamacare...
Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 5 days ago
MONTANA Trump nominates BLM chief BILLINGS — President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Nov. 5 to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts to ramp up...
Washington says ‘no’ to sending wolves to Colorado
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously argued against it. The commission voted, 8-1, to send a letter to Colorado stating that...
Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The line of people outside the Adams County Food Bank wrapped around the building as the clock ticked toward 10 a.m. Thursday. Some held grocery bags. Others sat on the ground. All wore the same saturnine expression. That sight has...
Awards prove the spirit of giving is alive and well | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 days ago
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS Denver News: If 10 words were to sum up the “Why” for all who were honored at the 2025 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado Luncheon, it would be these: “We don’t ask anything in return. We just do it.” Yes, they all could have said it. But it was members...
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Colorado marijuana sales hit a record $1.5 billion in 2017
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Department of Revenue says marijuana shops in the state made a record $1.51 billion in sales of medical and recreational cannabis, edibles and concentrate products in 2017. Data released Friday say adult-use sales topped $1.09 billion during the year, with the remaining $416.52 million coming from medical marijuana. The state […]
Q&A with Hayle Johnson: In Jackson County, the election judge who tallies your vote may once have changed your diaper
Give credit to Lynn Bartels at the Secretary of State’s Office for introducing us to Hayle Johnson, the longtime clerk and recorder in north-central Colorado’s rural Jackson County. After reading a blog post by Bartels about some of the unusual challenges Johnson faces in running a clerk’s office in the middle of a place like North […]