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GOP Tax Bill Might Stop Harvard From Punishing Single-Sex Club Members

Matthew McDonald

Harvard College is putting into effect a policy punishing undergraduates who belong to single-sex clubs, but a 33-year-old Harvard alumna who is a member of Congress is pushing for a measure in the GOP tax bill that would prevent such punishment. It's not clear if the language in the bill would affect Harvard, or if it will survive into the final version of the bill.

Tax Bill Both Feeds Cynicism and Cures It
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Tax Bill Both Feeds Cynicism and Cures It

Ira Stoll

What to make of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the legislation passed by the Senate at 1:36 a.m. the Saturday before last, by a 51 to 49 vote, with only Republicans in favor?

Any final assessment has to await a conference with the House of Representatives that will attempt to bridge differences between the Senate bill and the one already passed by the House.

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