Former Gov. Sam Brownback wanted his legacy to be as a champion of education. His favorite photo-op was him reading to toddlers, as he touted all-day kindergarten and summer and after-school literacy programs as well as career and tech programs.
But when he refused to fund those programs, and more, that picture quickly tarnished.
Of everything Sam Brownback will be remembered for is the colossal failure of his tax cut experiment, among the largest ever imposed on the state.
