More than 2,000 people filled the Capitol Wednesday to push lawmakers to approve a spending plan that would spare potential cuts to human-service programs.
The crowd, which ranged from social workers to teachers, urged legislators to pass House Bill 174, which passed the Senate last year but stalled in the House. The legislation would increase the state income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent and would make other changes to bring in billions of dollars in new revenue.
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