CO Lawmakers Get Back to Work

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The state legislature started its four-month session Wednesday with the usual pomp and circumstance -- swearing in new legislators and electing new leadership. Lawmakers have a lot on their plates right now, but what they don't have is money. Colorado faces a billion dollar shortfall that legislators will have to plug.

Ryan Warner talks with CPR's Megan Verlee who attended opening day. We also hear from lawmakers about the bills that have them fired up.