High court to hear Arizona school case
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court says it will consider ending a lawsuit that challenges Arizona's tax breaks for donations for private school scholarships.
Some Arizona taxpayers challenged the program as unconstitutional because religious organizations award most of the scholarships and require children to enroll in religious schools. The suit says the program amounts to an unconstitutional state endorsement of religion.
The federal appeals court in San Francisco last year ruled that the lawsuit could
Harvard’s paper cuts
Mass. leaders: No "Plan B" if sales tax cut passes
Harvard’s paper cuts
CAMBRIDGE — The thin, tattered book, an 1899 dissertation on Homer, written in French, is tucked into one of the more than 40 shelves devoted to the epic poet in the stacks of Widener Library. Collecting obscure works like this one has helped Harvard amass the world’s largest university library.
Mass. leaders: No "Plan B" if sales tax cut passes
It's the fiscal elephant in the room, a ballot question that would cut the Massachusetts sales tax rate by more than half, and none of the state's top political leaders has come up with a plan to deal with it if it passes.