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...main result of the conflict is a bill sponsored by Rep. Rachel Kaprielian (D-Watertown) that would allow a city to collect property taxes when a non-profit purchases more than 2.5 percent of the tax base. The bill would discourage the founding of large charitable institutions in Massachusetts or the expansion of old ones, and all in all it’s a terrible idea. What the state government should be considering instead is a bill that would reimburse municipalities for the losses that large tax-exempt institutions create. That way, the reward for charitable work is preserved without...
Former State Rep. Saundra Graham, who held the 28th district seat in the 1970s, also joined the suit...
This is wartime, the President reminds us. The usual rules do not apply. Fair enough. But what worries some people, ranging from Bush's persistent critics at the ACLU to conservative New York Times columnist William Safire to uber-conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, is this administration's propensity for overstepping centuries-old legislative procedures in the name of national security...
...miracle if it arrives intact. And when these food packets do reach the ground safely, it is unlikely that they reach their intended recipients. In 1999, U.S. forces conducted a similar operation in Kosovo, and most of the food ended up in the hands of Yugoslav soldiers. Even Rep. Jim Colby (R-Ariz.), who chairs the congressional committee that approved the food drops, admits that the operation is “symbolic more than anything...
...Even after its unequivocal victory in the Senate, the bill had trouble across the Capitol, where House Republicans balked at a move they consider a boon to unions - and the Democratic Party. The Republican bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Young, took a big step away from total federal control. The GOP version maintains a commitment to sky marshals and to stricter employment screening of airport employees, but allows airports to either hire federal workers or hire security jobs out to private contractors. As the debate raged, Young was blunt in his opposition to the Senate version. "If people think there...