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This May 9, 2012, file photo shows the Grandview State Park overlooking the New River Gorge National River in Grandview, W.Va.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat because of steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive income tax cut is the key to reversing the trend. But figuring out how to do that without harming the state’s most vulnerable or punching a massive hole in the budget has proven complicated.