Kansas abandons massive tax cuts that provided model for Trump's plan
by Dominic Rushe in New York and the Associated Press from on (#2S5TY)
- State legislature rolls back Republican governor's 'terrible experiment'
- Deep cuts had left the state with a $1bn budget hole and low growth
Kansas has rejected the years-long tax-cutting experiment that brought its governor, Sam Brownback, to international attention and provided a model for the Trump administration's troubled tax plans.
In a warning shot to the Trump administration, even Brownback's fellow Republicans voted to override his veto of a bill to reverse many of the tax cuts he championed as a way to spur entrepreneurs and the economy, but which have left the state with a $1bn hole in its budget.
Related: 'We are a cautionary tale': Kansas feels the pain of massive Trump-style tax cuts
All factions of the #ksleg - cons, mods and progs - voted to unwind Sam's march to zero madness. Your voices were heard tonight, Kansans!
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