Colorado’s special legislative session convened Tuesday as lawmakers continue working to address a nearly $800 million budget shortfall caused by impacts from the recent federal tax bill.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

12:31 p.m. update : Welcome back to a quiet Capitol for what is likely — hopefully — the sixth and final day of the special session. State lawmakers are expected to give final approval to the handful of bills still on their docket .

The legislature has already passed most of the bills that Democratic leadership unveiled to raise roughly $250 million, part of their three-pronged plan to fill the $783 million budget hole. They are set to pass the last of those measures today, putting all of them on Gov. Jared Polis’ desk.

Once those votes are done, the

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