State lawmakers passed four bills raising taxes on Colorado businesses as a special legislative session stretched into a fifth day.

Gov. Jared Polis called lawmakers back to work after President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" cut taxes, leaving the state without enough revenue to cover expenses.

This year's budget is short $750 million.

The four bills raise about $330 million a year.

Democrats say businesses are taking the biggest hit because they got the biggest breaks in the "Big Beautiful Bill" and Coloradans on food stamps and Medicaid need help more.

"Small businesses are the backbone of our society, and so are teachers and nurses," said Democratic state Sen. Faith Winter.

Republican state Sen. Lisa Frizell says the tax increases will have a ripple effect on the econom

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