It’s been quite a while since Gov. Sam Brownback (R) appeared on msnbc to talk about his economic plan, which cut taxes far beyond what his state could afford. “We’ll see how it works,” the Republican governor said. “We’ll have a real-live experiment.”

As Kansas’ Associated Press reports , the experiment continues to fail (thanks to my colleague Robert Lyon for the heads-up).

A new Kansas revenue forecast says the state will face a $279 million budget shortfall by July and an even bigger gap to close in the year after that. […]