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GOP leaders decry proposed income tax, point to disputed sign-in irregularities and urge referendum
Summary
House and Senate Republican leaders criticized a proposed income tax as unconstitutional, said their checks show substantial public opposition and disputed claims that the sign-in list was dominated by bots, and proposed removing an emergency clause and sending the measure to referendum.
Representative Chris Corey, House Republican deputy leader, and Senate Republican members used a joint media availability to renew opposition to a proposed income tax and to cast doubt on efforts to discredit public sign-ins opposing the measure.
"There’s a hearing on an unconstitutional income tax," Corey said during opening remarks, and later told reporters the caucus had done its own checks and found "just over a 100,000 people signed in con with unique email addresses." He urged legislative administrators to strengthen verification of online testimony and suggested removing the bill’s emergency clause and sending the measure to a public referendum so voters could…
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