For the third consecutive year, Gov. Jared Polis is summoning Colorado lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session — this time to close a budget gap ripped open by the federal tax

Gov. Jared Polis will convene the legislature on Aug. 21 to enact cuts to the state budget amid a $1 billion deficit, even as he is instituting a hiring freeze.

Gov. Jared Polis is calling Colorado lawmakers back to the state Capitol this month for a special session to address the budget fallout from congressional Republicans’ federal tax law.  Polis made the announcement on Wednesday,