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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback defends the tax increases he recently signed into law, saying they are not really tax increases, if viewed in the proper context. He also touts the state's economy and job growth in this interview with political reporter Steve Kraske, host of KCUR Radio program "Up to Date."

Governor Brownback asks Kansans to view tax hikes within a larger context. He says the bills don't really represent a tax increase because of past income tax cuts he promoted in 2012 and 2013.

It's all but certain Kansas lawmakers will pass tax increases before wrapping up their business for the year. But which taxes will be raised - and by how much? That's what legislators are struggling with, as the session drags on into overtime.

As Kansas lawmakers try to wrap-up this year's session, it's becoming more likely that some kind of tax increase, or several, will be enacted to fill the state's budget shortfall.