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Proposed Tax No Fair, Brown U. Students Say

Providence mayor wants to charge them $300 a year

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 13, 2009 3:47 PM CDT

(Newser) – Students at Brown University say they contribute to their community in countless ways, and a proposed $150-per-semester tax shouldn’t be one of them, the AP reports. “We’re more able to provide labor, we’re more able to apply the things that we're...   Read full story »

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