Colorado Lawmakers Face Divergent Budget Projections

DENVER (AP) – Refunds to Colorado taxpayers and possible obligations to transportation projects mean state lawmakers are in for a wild year of budgeting.
Colorado expects to refund $153 million next spring because the state has more money than it can keep under the law. But for the following tax year, economists presenting lawmakers with a quarterly update on state finances Monday made two starkly different predictions: One from the governor’s office says the state will owe taxpayers