Colorado Bill Restoring Hospital Subsidies Advances

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers formally launched a rescue mission Friday to spare hospitals in the state severe budget cuts by advancing a bill that features a grab bag of fiscal maneuvers, including raising recreational pot taxes.
The Republican-led Senate approved the bill by voice vote after it was hastily passed by the Senate Finance Committee, whose chair called it “one of the worst pieces of legislation” he has seen in his career.
Republican Sen. Kevin Lundberg’s