The 100 elected members of the Colorado General Assembly are gaveling back into session under the gold dome in Denver. They will argue over laws and amendments, spend about $31 billion in taxes and, rest assured, make hours and hours of speeches.

This year expect statehouse Democrats to continue their push for more affordable health care, while doctors, hospitals and fiscal conservatives push back and demand a measured approach to preserve what’s acclaimed by both sides as one the best systems of care anywhere in the country. Hundreds of millions of dollars each year rides in the balance — and that’s money from the pockets of everyday Coloradans and some of the state’s largest employers.

Legislators also have unfinished business on climate change and renewable energy, after changing regulations on the oil and gas industry, boosting electric vehicles and passing the state’s first Climate Action Plan last year.

Transportation remains a major obstacle and everyday annoyance, from neglected country roads to interstate traffic jams and, eventually, long-range mass transit. We will see if the General Assembly delivers dollars or spins its wheels in partisanship, a theme evidenced by years past.

With an election just months away, how risky will they be in 2020?

Democrats can afford to be bold, an order handed down by the Democratic governor, Jared Polis, as he enters his second year in office. Democrats hold a 41-24 majority in the House and a 19-16 edge in the Senate, with a favorable election map in November.

A few moderates in competitive districts in each chamber could flip their votes on occasional bills, but expect Democrats to exert the will they choose to over the next 120 days.

Legislators annually crow about their appreciation for bipartisanship, yet they still split on the biggest issues that matter most. This year will be no different.