Hence we perceive that the clause which declares the supremacy of the laws of the Union, like the one we have just before considered, only declares a truth, which flows immediately and necessarily from the institution of a federal government.
More immediately, taxpayers in high-tax states are rushing to see whether they can seek extra relief ahead of a new cap on the state and local tax deduction that will go into effect on Jan. 1. Taxpayers will get to deduct only up to $10,000 in both property and income or sales taxes going forward, and GOP negotiators specifically banned people from prepaying 2018 income taxes this year for an extra tax break.
With the start of the New Year always comes a new set of laws to obey. Read a complete list here, and see the top 16 new laws for 2016. Full list of new laws to take effect in 2016: HB 0095 Brings Illinois statute into line with Supreme Court rules for the pretrial discovery process. HB 0123 Reforms Illinois' mining laws, including increasing bond penalties. HB 0152 Requires schools to have carbon monoxide detectors.