The six-day special session of the General Assembly dealt with the state's fiscal crisis, artificial intelligence, a ballot measure on school meals, and health insurance premiums.

Democrats said the special session was needed because of a $1.2 billion loss individual and corporate income tax revenue. Republicans have rejected that framing of the problem, insisting that Democrats, long warned of a looming deficit, kept increasing state spending.

Here are four takeaways from the session that concluded on Tuesday, Aug. 26:

The special session didn't solve the $783 million general fund budget shortfall

In his call, Gov. Jared Polis identified several fiscal issues and, in an interview, he emphasized that he would leave the details to lawmakers to sort out.

"The legislators decide what bil

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