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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Mar 25, 2019, 04:37 PM Mar 2019

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes Republican tax bill. Will lawmakers override her?

BY JONATHAN SHORMAN

MARCH 25, 2019 01:34 PM,

UPDATED 1 HOUR 1 MINUTE AGO

TOPEKA - Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed her first bill — a measure that would prevent Kansas from collecting $500 million in taxes over the next three years. Republicans say it’s needed to stop a tax increase.

The GOP-controlled Legislature must now decide whether to try to override the new Democratic governor’s veto. It’s a high-profile fight that could affect either the income taxes or grocery bills of nearly every Kansas resident.

Kelly denounced Senate Bill 22 in strong terms Monday. She compared it to Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2012 tax cuts, which led to years of budget turmoil.

“I refuse to endorse another round of fiscally reckless policies similar to those that left us in a mess my team is working so hard to clean up,” Kelly said. “The days of unbalanced budgets and mismanagement are over.”

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https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article228373734.html

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Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes Republican tax bill. Will lawmakers override her? (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

It is going to be MuseRider Mar 2019 #1

Good framing, Governor gratuitous Mar 2019 #2

MuseRider

(34,120 posts)

1. It is going to be

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 07:12 PM

Mar 2019

really hard to override her veto.

gratuitous

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2. Good framing, Governor

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Mar 25, 2019, 07:17 PM

Mar 2019

Call Republicans what they are: "Fiscally reckless."

The story at the link is a little convoluted, because the money quote doesn't show up until near the end:

Supporters of the bill will need to find more votes to override the veto — at least 27 in the Senate and 84 in the House. The Senate passed the bill 24-16 and the House approved it 76-43.

“I don’t think the votes are there,” Rep. Cindy Holscher, D-Olathe, said.

Coulda mentioned that a LOT earlier, Wichita Eagle.

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