Hickenlooper Refuses To Give Up Spending And Tax Idea

DENVER (AP) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper insisted Tuesday he can work with skeptical Republicans on his plan to avoid having to give refunds to taxpayers and invest the money instead on transportation and schools.
Hickenlooper discussed several priorities on the eve of the 2016 legislative session, one to be dominated by his plan to have lawmakers reclassify about $750 million coming from a fee on hospital patients. The move would remove that sum from state constitutional spending lim