“We’ve made a big step backwards,” Mr. Brownback said on Wednesday morning. “I think it’s the wrong philosophy to implement.” He portrayed the choices as either deciding to be a low-tax state that encouraged business growth or a high tax state that killed it. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHours before his veto was rejected in both chambers of the Legislature, Mr. Brownback was holding unwaveringly to his vision. “We have worked hard in Kansas to move our tax policy to a pro-growth orientation.” Mr. Brownback said, announcing that he would veto the tax increase. Mr. Brownback narrowly escaped an override of his veto of a tax increase in February.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2017 13:40 UTC