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Biden wants to raise taxes. How politically damaging would it be?

Democratic political strategist Brad Bannon said raising taxes is always “troublesome politically” but that the Biden administration was betting on two things: raising the taxes on the wealthy would only affect “2 or 3% of voters” and that if by next fall, midterm election season, the economy has recovered from the pandemic, “Americans will be so grateful they’ll overlook the tax issue."

Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate

After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local zoning worsens the state’s racial inequities. Over 200 people logged onto her impromptu Zoom meeting.