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The Attorney General of Massachusetts is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decline a petition filed by the State of New Hampshire over cross-border income tax collections during the pandemic.
In October, New Hampshire filed a lawsuit alleging a temporary tax regulation enacted by its neighboring state during the pandemic violated New Hampshire’s sovereignty.
The tax provision, which was enacted in April during the first weeks of the pandemic, essentially froze how much income out-of-state residents who work for Massachusetts-based entities can deduct on their income taxes while working remotely.
The temporary provision created bipartisan uproar in New Hampshire, where tens of thousands of workers who previously commuted across the border are working remotely due to COVID-19, resulting in many residents paying income taxes to a state they now don’t set foot in.
When the Majority Suffers: The Case for Intellectual Diversity on College Campuses
When the Majority Suffers: The Case for Intellectual Diversity on College Campuses
December 16, 2020
2020 has been a tumultuous year. Even without considering COVID-19, the internal strife within the United States is at its explosive peak. The two parties are raging against each other, families are split down the middle, and political disagreements have become dangerously redefined in moral terms that attack people’s characters rather than their reasoning.
Amidst this chaos, many college students are back at school. Much has been written about the contributions that colleges make to today’s polarization, particularly when ideological uniformity on campus leads to discrimination against those who disagree. And yes, when used as a tool for censorship, ideological homogeneity on college campuses is a destructive force against the political minority. Yet, at the same time, because they are consta
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The Black Landscapes That Matter
Black landscapes matter.
Or they should but centuries of oppression followed by disinvestment have led to the erasure of many places important to Black history, and the histories behind them.
That must change.
If spaces and landscapes are to reflect America as it is, then America as it is must be able to see itself in America s spaces and landscapes.
In the following photo essay, adapted from an essay by Kofi Boone, see the places that make up a start of what we could call the Black landscape architecture canon. The list is far from complete.
Sen. Vin Gopal is prime sponsor of legislation that would set up task force to study cost savings
Credit: NJ Transit (Sandman Design via Flickr); GSP sign (Jimmy Emerson, DMV from Flickr); NJ Turnpike sign (Dr. Pa Del from Flickr)
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Nearly two decades after a merger of two New Jersey highway authorities saved millions of dollars, lawmakers want to see if the state can save more by consolidating transportation agencies.
Legislation that cleared a key Senate committee earlier this week calls for a new task force to study cost-saving opportunities from consolidating services at agencies like the Department of Transportation, New Jersey Turnpike Authority and NJ Transit, among others.