Bite Size News, January 22: Taxes, Tolls, Fees

Thanks to decreased state assistance, communities might be allowed to raise local taxes. [Boston Globe]

Good news: Fast Lane transponders are going to be free. Bad news: There's going to be a monthly fee. [Boston Channel]

What ethics problems? Secret lobbyist secretly pays legal bill for Speaker DiMasi's in-laws. [Boston Globe]

Future Ig Nobel winner? Harvard study says clean air is good for your health. [Scientific American]

Drinks are on Andrew Witkin! The JP artist has won the $25k Foster Prize. [WBUR]

The T tips its hat to a long-gone neighborhood by adding "West End" to signs at Science Park station. [Metro]

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