By John D. McKinnon and Matthew Dolan | The Wall Street Journal;
About a dozen states—including several led by Republican governors—are considering significant tax increases this year, despite the success of antitax conservatives in the 2014 elections.
In the latest round of the debate, Michigan voters on Tuesday rejected a plan advanced by GOP Gov. Rick Snyder to raise the state’s sales tax to fund highway work and other needs.
State revenues generally have returned to prerecession levels, adjusted for inflation. But a number of governors and legislatures are wrestling with how to address growing demands for services in areas of the budget that were squeezed during the downturn.
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