By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer
Democrats and moderate Republicans are pushing the Kansas Legislature to consider a big tax increase next year as they campaign against conservative GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's fiscal policies.
The vision they're presenting to voters would include increasing aid to public schools, undoing cuts in higher education and protecting highway funding. Following through would force lawmakers to undo key parts of Brownback's tax-cutting legacy and raise taxes, possibly by hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Ongoing budget problems have fueled a backlash against Brownback's allies ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. While Republicans are likely to retain solid majorities, Democrats hope to pick up enough seats to keep conservatives from controlling each chamber on their own and to form governing coalitions with GOP moderates....
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