Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Would Hit Top Earners at Private Nonprofit Colleges
December 20, 2017 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News and Features
New Tax Law Takes Aim at Higher Education’s Millionaires Club (The Chronicle of Higher Education). Plus, see how a small college with a big endowment was ensnared in the tax debate.
Heritage Foundation Names New President After Turmoil Under DeMint (The New York Times)
Lawyers for State of Fla. Say Court Can’t Compel Legislature to Match $460 Million in Donations to State Colleges (Tampa Bay Times)
Vt. Senator Pushes to Constrain Nonprofit Pay to That of the Governor (Burlington Free Press)
More News
Holocaust Museum Tries Again on Contentious Syria Study (The New York Times)
Somali Refugees in Kenya Caught Between Ration Cuts and War at Home (Reuters)
Ill. Holocaust Museum Preserves Survivors’ Stories — as Holograms. See a Chronicle article about a similar project.
N.Y. State to Allow Charities to Sell Raffle Tickets and Accept Credit Cards Online (Democrat and Chronicle)
Fla. Attorney General Says Firefighter Charity That’s Raised Millions Is a Fraud (Florida Politics)
Cancer Charity Scammers Who Skipped Sentencing Are in Custody (Associated Press)
Gala Raises $700,000 for Foundation of Slain Sandy Hook First-Grader (The New-Times)
No Lower Court Resolution in Sight for Berkshire Museum Litigation (The Berkshire Eagle)
