A thorough recovery from the recession will require state legislators to plan further than short-term stopgap spending, newly appointed Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce president Kelly Brough told a gathering of business and civic leaders Tuesday, according to The Denver Post. Innovations in education, addressing child poverty and protecting small and medium-size businesses are some of the tougher — but worthwhile — tasks Colorado legislators should take on when they reconvene in January, Brough told the City Club of Denver.