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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called a special legislative session potentially overlapping with the Colorado State Fair to address potential budget cuts from a federal bill.

Republican Rep. Ty Winter criticized the session's timing, citing its potential conflict with the Fair's Legislative BBQ, while Democrats argued the budget cuts' impact outweighs the inconvenience.

Winter and Hinrichsen offered differing perspectives on the state budget and the reasons behind the perceived crisis.

While the Colorado State Fair opens on Aug. 22, Colorado legislators may not be there due to a special session called by Gov. Jared Polis to address funding cuts resulting from the Trump administration's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."

Polis announced Wednesday that the session would begi

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