'Going to be devastating': Leaders search for solutions to health insurance spikes as special session looms

Frequently asked questions — and misunderstandings — about Colorado’s special session to close a nearly $1B budget hole

Colorado lawmakers are returning to the Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special session to address a nearly $1 billion hole in the state budget.  There’s a lot of confusion out there about why the hole exists, how the state budget works and what’s going to be done to address the gap. We’re here to explain. Why the hole exists When Republicans in Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and it was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July …

'Going to be devastating': Leaders search for solutions to health insurance spikes as special session looms

DENVER (KDVR) — State lawmakers will be back to work at the state Capitol next week.While the billion-dollar budget shortfall is the main reason for the special session, the governor has called on lawmakers to work on other things, too, like skyrocketing health insurance premiums. State lawmakers want federal lawmakers to act on this, but because of uncertainty in Congress, the governor is telling folks at the Capitol not to wait. Polis cal…