Some observers say Trump’s administration is using Georgia as a blueprint for challenging results this November.

The two petitions argue that there is no emergency surrounding Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s plans to shutter its Unit 1 power plant in Craig and that the closure makes economic and environmental sense.

The family’s first contact, Molly Long told The Denver Post in an interview Wednesday, was not until July 3.

“It does sound like our initial denial got some traction,” budget committee chair Rep. Emily Sirota said. “But we’ve not seen anything really presented — certainly nowhere near any kind of a plan.

“You either laugh at this one, or you cry,” Rep. Kyle Brown said. ” … So maybe it’s $20 million in a given year, and it’s been going on since 2020. That’s a lot of money.”

The falsely attributed letters drew the attention of the Denver District Attorney’s Office, which brought the felony charges against Jaquez Lewis.