Republicans are pushing for a constitutional amendment requiring future Legislatures to muster a two-thirds vote in each chamber to raise income taxes
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Republicans are pushing for a constitutional amendment requiring future Legislatures to muster a two-thirds vote in each chamber to raise income taxes
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