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Brownback Tax Cut Era Ends With Kansas Legislature’s Veto Override
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 07, 2017 11:17am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Celia Llopis-Jepsen |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 7, 2017 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Conservative Republicans, some of whom voted for sweeping tax cuts in 2012 or defended them in the years since, parted ways with Gov. Sam Brownback on tax policy Tuesday — at least long enough to side with moderates and Democrats in overriding his veto of a $1.2 billion tax increase.
It was the second time this session the governor sought to block legislation that would unravel 2012 tax reforms and raise revenue through a three-bracket income tax structure. The first time, in February, lawmakers fell three votes short in the Senate of pushing past his opposition
“Now we have a source of money. Then we can work our way out of the hole that we’re in,” she said. “It’s almost like you can breathe.” |
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