A tax that gleans more than $1.2 billion for the MTA every year was deemed unconstitutional on Wednesday evening by a Nassau County judge.
After weeks of political brinkmanship over extending a payroll tax cut, Congress quietly passed a two-month extension and President Obama signed it into law on Friday evening, before legislators headed home for the holidays.
A tax that gleans more than $1.2 billion for the MTA every year was deemed unconstitutional on Wednesday evening by a Nassau County judge.
After weeks of political brinkmanship over extending a payroll tax cut, Congress quietly passed a two-month extension and President Obama signed it into law on Friday evening, before legislators headed home for the holidays.