CONCORD — The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case New Hampshire brought against neighboring Massachusetts over taxing remote workers during the pandemic.
Gov. Chris Sununu claimed it was not fair for the Bay State to collect income taxes on people who commute to work there, but could not access their desks and offices because of COVID-19 and took Massachusetts to court.
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