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Dark money, lies and disclosure in the JeffCo school board race

Groups opposed to the recall of three conservative Jefferson County Board of Education members are doing their best to keep under wraps how much...

Dems blast bill that would make dramatic changes to Governor’s Energy...

Two very different energy bills were debated in committees today, with one aimed at making dramatic changes to the Governor’s Energy Office and the other proposing a system by which residential and business property owners can finance energy-efficiency improvement through their local electric utilities. House Bill 1312 (pdf), sponsored by Rep. Jon Becker, R-Fort Morgan, calls for the reorganization of the Governor’s Energy Office, the brainchild of former Gov. Bill Ritter and his “New Energy Economy.” It was slated for debate in the House Agriculture Committee, where Democrats promised a fight.