TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Democrats in the Kansas Legislature are preparing to outline proposals for helping middle-class families.

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka and House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs of Kansas City were to have a late-morning news conference Tuesday at the Statehouse with other Democratic lawmakers.

They were not specific about the proposals ahead of the event.

Hensley and Burroughs have been strong critics of aggressive personal income tax cuts enacted by the Republican-dominated Legislature in 2012 and 2013 at Gov. Sam Brownback’s urging.

Brownback argued the cuts would stimulate the economy, but the state now faces a shortfall of nearly $600 million in its budget for the fiscal year beginning in July.

Republicans hold large majorities of 32-8 in the Senate and 97-28 in the House.