Kansas governor to veto income tax hike meant to fix budget
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February 22, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday that he will veto a bipartisan bill that would roll back personal income tax cuts he's championed to help balance the state budget.
The conservative Republican governor announced his planned action four days after the GOP-controlled Legislature approved the measure. The bill's tax increases would raise more than $1 billion over two years starting in July.
Brownback has criticized the measure as harmful to middle-class families and small business owners. Supporters say it's necessary to help close projected budget shortfalls totaling ne...
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