Brownback asks lawmakers for radical changes

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January 16, 2013 - 12:00 AM

While there was a lot of fluff in Gov. Sam Brownback’s State of the State address Tuesday night, the solid stuff was hard as rocks.
— With the state facing a $267 million deficit in the upcoming fiscal year, Brownback called for still another cut in the income tax. He proposed a 3.5 percent top rate from the current 4.9 percent and a reduction in the minimum rate from 3 percent to 1.9 percent. His goal is to eliminate the personal income tax, he said.
— He said the state’s appellate court judges should be appointed by the…

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