Typing "about:flags" in Chrome used to show an experimental option that placed tabs vertically on the side of the browser. That option (and my vertical tabs) mysteriously disappeared a few days ago after I'd been using it for many months. I'm guessing this might have something to do with it. It's frustrating, to say the least.
Ravenstahl was repeatedly asked to come talk to Pitt students before the election. He agreed, but then canceled at the last minute. Why? Because he proposed this tax less than a week before elections.