DENVER (KDVR) — Governor Jared Polis says the budget for this year is now balanced. After lawmakers wrapped their work earlier this week, he announced the cuts he made in the state's budget and money moved from the state's reserves to help fill the gap.

The governor made some moves to fill the final holes in this year's budget, but some lawmakers are worried about the impacts the move could have in the long run.

Governor Jared Polis said the state no longer has a budget deficit. Lawmakers filled about $250 million after passing 11 bills, many dealing with tax policy, during the special legislative session.

To fill the rest, the governor signed executive orders to use more than $300 million of reserve funding and $147 million of cuts in different areas to the state budget. He had to expl

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