Dear All, I'm forwarding two news stories that suggest that the proposed tax on tuition waiver has been removed from the tax bill (A story from Bloomberg circulated yesterday by the Provost's office ; and a story from today's Washington Post). I hope the end of the semester is treating you all well. 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Steve Daines<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1ANjLmc3EB7zm1ywDQaM5e15lll6d1o-Bd5NVecVekI_uF2vNOW5NE41i-3dC4ZiMzfmqYoBvgbYE_njj3wvO-e2hnqzM4-ZoE3v0aAzRMkWFLGkAy6srbYwqJ8TGVNeWXnpFNY4RJiJ5sn7nUiChmP7BEYxQa-cXl0d7VjztOxzR_pACz8FrrwJX0fii3F78Ti0W3eQuRESoQJsxfCywUgXgzFyuAzj54LnpkILS-6YeQ-nT3Y_RDIkuJPfZPh_Szb9YEceAbnTlEZnmc2YX0imuGWCNAFj_jzgNE2HSwMST0ZL_uQv4iwDvVlDLckWisJ-9gvfQKN_mJu3OcFsi_AdF-XDdFP-EDcdzo1gdH1D-yzcc-vOTjJ7kH7ORKSn8p1yxLVu_sU58n1wc-TFHyFxdWoQgeflymmUhFRtrehw4Rtb6cLha10H2WXS0Dijj/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgov.com%2Fus_legislators%2FBB127822> says tax on graduate school tuition waivers won’t be in final House-Senate tax package. * NOTE: The tax, which was included in the House bill that passed last month, sparked an outcry among graduate students and universities; Senate package did not include it * "Folks who are in grad school will feel pretty good about the final result," said Senator Mike Rounds<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1SL455HN3MI4RTvMI7ocIXV-rXAEPWphdL5dforjpte8F0AzN3FFq24XQnp6Zeg4Y54XjmB3P0wUlClb5FU4VQtsRjXkPZ9Fmr_QWiHRRZfiyw8NL_xPSaFkt1EGHD69kSNaKu7dqwmtwZylF8FK-ZXRN--th_cOw-wBtBTdqREJAmHbxioxA4LOUUpR-YLBziITYuwGvI-wYCTjUP6p03uRNWWWwA3CDDHpAlBzGT-UFNpJ7zSuiE1W569Htqqm25aSRsqM9yZcP-nm7Y1TBr5XD_RAsdrsKLhwGorgXWQzo-0FJz--HPGy5zaHm9tRJJzXyoMnmhp8zMhqQa03FQypIAjQqlsPTUsaewkIjJehuwOsUt78TImq5egwY7_D_5RN4DDK7RtE7TqJcYhebnbtfSzHjhcfGz0OSlPE-yojmfoEV2ferKo0Bi7OrNfJW/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgov.com%2Fus_legislators%2FBB7431> of South Dakota BGOV Tax Breaking News News Alert<https://secure-web.cisco.com/19lnuso07oPY3ZoLk-gg5R2xmiPZ-ClT9GPplAAnC0jxsGBopOjyODHLBu2b6nK-xY2TQ6uEvrleD9Itq7uSphEFP47NfIa0Ctvbc49VZp8B80_kGOXkdjKwNTgKIMGHqYZLlO5si5nlvQHqrJmUW9VkrT6BTg1YJ5ktsP1IA4S5l5b0Akq-vjEoDpI1zNyxbMf_d1-19GrJkRREduroPN6-QjTvlzNVD0FiMBSA_f4J47wNTMeEYbQoQHVwBXRqmLK5PKGLL7_76sA2NuFdA2gX4ROO1E0cg_rZwdEUaoyCZllizlngX5pUnrZGXnDgdiingmFF6TOrFjmfvJ_2k7vhvLGxgb_0uLzh3M7aWYdL7oxUS-8ircNKBnUSgyi90Q9ei7bAQ05XetGXrh2Q3jGDfR65qVnCzD6rFZEuTujYWi0ypfBFRDiKqh1oCS6RK/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bgov.com%2Fcore%2Fnews%2F%23%21%2Fsearch%2F6413371987784892416> © 2017 BGOV LLC. 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Among other things this plan would impose a tax on waived tuition. Obviously, such a tax would further burden our students financially, even making it impossible for some to pursue graduate degrees. With input from many others, Kerry Bolognese, Director of Federal Government Relations in Mason’s office of Government and Community Relations, addressed the attached letter of concern to Senator Mark Warner. Kerry will continue to work political channels to voice our concerns and to determine other action available to us. We are also working with colleagues at other VA institutions and the Council of Graduate Schools to voice united opposition to this proposed tax. We will continue to share information as it becomes available and trust you will do the same. https://secure-web.cisco.com/1Ka367CRNbAhKt-nKB50LIMe3arYyIIO8WKh9ZNX0qEYK9RgAuMVQz7H1eNvL1CWVXN7DMkVIYKNZp16A9cIVgirzN17Ki5LwO-fIV2KldNAdJ8tOGPA6C11KhSYOFPjZk5ZWVj_pFVaucnP0G1AYy7yLZq6jKIQWXQzfy5H5VAilTE6eqnb3BowIk_5HwO9AAL4UyIWOnc4e_x9BtZFr16qiu0DmOsZRHhd42FLmja_WyfbDKvKcmdOJ9MXnLdQaTmzbPwRNK8f_CFTm_kKqcawFd9QlJTEeP6Jz8Rgnho1VnjXf-cWbsVdb0rKVOrccN2-js0dv57MUO1mHy714JgQJxxehe91r6Uh0U94UjBEZhN8Xu2R1Q47eUhYU1en-viCW_h4DY79qIll4a0wBwuIm6UkoiU16onGC-l0W1Yy41hbfgoy59MEI3dXpnd2E/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidehighered.com%2Fnews%2F2017%2F11%2F07%2Fgrad-students-and-policy-experts-say-taxing-graduate-students-tuition-waivers-would%3Futm_source%3DInside%2BHigher%2BEd%26utm_campaign%3De3d3f7c6be-DNU20171107%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_1fcbc04421-e3d3f7c6be-197525537%26mc_cid%3De3d3f7c6be%26mc_eid%3D442a29b982 Take care, Cody ********************************************************************** Cody W. Edwards, Ph.D. Associate Provost for Graduate Education Interim Executive Director, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Office of the Provost George Mason University 4400 University Dr., MSN 3A2 Fairfax, VA 22030 703-993-4564 (Fairfax) 540-635-0461 (SMSC)