Cities seek more money from tax-exempt colleges
Cities say it is a matter of fairness to taxpayers, since universities expand and consume more city services while taking property off the tax rolls
From staff and wire reports
Read more by eCampus News staff and wire reportsWary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only to gaze up at his city's Ivy League campus to see a way out of the morass. Read more with registration.