The cooler weather did nothing to bring down the temperature inside the Colorado State Capitol, where tempers flared on day three of a special session.

State lawmakers are meeting to address a nearly $800 million budget shortfall. Most other states weren’t hit so hard or as quickly as Colorado by the trickle-down effects of the federal tax

The Colorado Legislature is meeting in a special session to address a nearly $800 million hole in the state budget. Work began on Thursday morning and is expected to last through the weekend. After Republicans in Congress passed the federal tax cut and spending bill in July,