Sam Brownback has been a Tea Party star since taking office as Kansas governor in 2011. Instead, job growth in Kansas trailed the nation. The action rolls back much of Brownback’s 2012 tax cuts, producing a $1.2-billion shot of adrenaline for the state budget over two years. By 2015, job growth was lagging its neighbors, the U.S. as a whole and more fiscally responsible states such as California. Job growth had actually slowed since the enactment of Brownback’s tax-cutting package, lagging that of 37 other states, including neighboring Missouri.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2017 16:07 UTC