The Colorado General Assembly convened this morning for the third day of its special session on property taxes. It was called to provide additional commercial and homeowner relief as part of negotiations with conservative activists to avert deeper-cutting measures on the November ballot. The session will last at least through Thursday. This story will be updated throughout the day. Updated at 1:03 p.m.: The bill at the center of the Colorado legislature’s special session cleared the House shortly after noon on a 45-18 vote, setting it up for sprint through the Senate. House Bill 1001 would deliver another reduction in the state’s assessment rate, adding about $254 million to the $1.3 billion cut to statewide property tax collections that Gov.

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