And even if the data were commercial speech, the argument goes, New Hampshire can't ban it without a compelling state interest.
At real GDP growth rates above the real interest rate on government debt (estimated by the Social Security trustees at 2.90% for the federal government, state interest rates are comparable), the PVIH of future GDP is infinity.
Massachusetts case and out in Seattle, where school districts on their own set up voluntary measures to assign students to schools, and in two cases, two courts of appeals have held that this is constitutional on the same theory as the big University of Michigan cases in 2003 that diversity is a compelling state interest in our society today.
Falkirk boss John Hughes did state his interest in taking charge at the Liberty Stadium, but has since left the Bairns to take over at Hibernian.
Over the past year, there has been one child death and many injuries from swallowing small magnets in magnetic building toys and jewelry, according to U.S. PIRG, a federation of state consumer interest groups.
It concerns whether interest paid by a state on the amount it owed for taking property was excludible under Section 103 (Interest on State and Local Bonds).
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He has spent months trudging up and down the state, consulting interest groups and pundits.
For his part Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, has said repeatedly that the state has no interest in bankrupting Yukos.
Mr. Ardo told us the state has an interest in saving the paper to protect jobs as well as a free press.
By a 2 to 1 vote, the court of appeals said that the state's interest in investigating child sexual abuse, outweighs the minor's rights to privacy.
"The state has an interest in maintaining a network of public safety throughout Oregon, " said Amy Wojcicki, a spokesperson for the governor, in an e-mail statement to CNN.
Even after agreements have been put in place to help Greece, Ireland and Portugal the IMF publicly state that the interest charge and the repayment date set out for each nation is too severe.
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For if as a result of the subordination Spanish bond prices fall enough, then the banks become bust once again and also the Spanish state is facing interest rates too high for them to be able to roll over debt as it becomes due.
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That means contributions to 401(k)s and other retirement plans, as well as itemized deductions for charitable giving, mortgage interest and state and local taxes would be hit by the 28% limit and municipal bond interest would only be exempt at the 28% rate.
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One idea being bandied about entails replacing the tax exclusion for interest on state and local bonds with a direct subsidy to the issuer of 15% for the interest paid on those bonds.
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Expect the bill to run into intense counter-lobbying from the financial services industry, as well as from the representatives of Delaware and South Dakota, two states that rescinded state laws that capped interest rates in hopes of attracting credit card issuers to set up operations in the state.
Hold them in your tax-exempt accounts (like IRAs) and the state tax problem--the fact that only Treasury interest is exempt from state income tax--ceases to be a problem.
For years, Vermont officials have highlighted the importance of the state's relationship with Quebec, and all the points in the document have been issues of interest to the state and the province for years.
Restrict the franchise to lessen conflicts of interest regarding state employees, lobbyists, contractors, etc.
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Even now, much of state revenues go to interest payments, as much as half in Indonesia.
Prepaying your state tax, mortgage interest and some medical expenses might trigger or cause an increase in AMT.
It includes certain adjustments to income but not itemized deductions, such as charitable donations, mortgage interest and state taxes.
Indeed, this issue has revived interest in state and federal anti-SLAPP legislation.
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Instead, there is a misty-eyed alignment of the state with the public interest.
On Tuesday, the government announced measures that include offering state funds and lower interest rates on loans targeted at smaller companies.
First, at some point in time, if not already, Eliot Spitzer and other state officials will lose interest in exposing mutual fund wrongdoing.
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They include the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance, the mortgage interest deduction, tax-free interest on state and local bonds, and dozens of others.
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Another problem: Many states are contractually obligated (under the state constitution in some cases) to exempt interest on their municipal bonds from state income tax.
The deal would resolve a lengthy dispute between regulators and the company that has drawn interest from state legislators, members of Congress, environmental advocates, maritime history buffs and even a rival ferry service.
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