DENVER (KDVR) — State lawmakers were back under the dome for a special session at the state capitol Thursday, working to fill a big budget gap in a short amount of time. Committee hearings were held by both chambers, starting in the morning and going into the evening. Lawmakers hope to get through 30 bills in just a matter of days.

"Really wishing I was back home, baling hay this morning. But unfortunately, we're here in what has now become the 'summer session' of the general assembly and no longer much of a special session," said Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson.

State lawmakers are back at the Capitol for an extraordinary legislative session for the third year in a row. This time, they are working to make up for a $1.2 billion loss of revenue from changes in tax laws in the "One B

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