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July 26, 2017
New bill would stymie state taxation of online sales
Congress is currently considering a bill that would make taxing internet sales more difficult. In an interview with Accounting Today, Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance, pointed out that this issue is vitally important to states. “E-commerce sales have been growing rapidly, while on the flip side, the sales tax base across all states has contracted,” she said. “This has created financial issues for states that rely heavily on sales taxes.”
July 25, 2017
Bathroom bills in Texas show city-state divide
The debate over bills that would regulate transgender access to public bathrooms in Texas reveals a divide between more liberal cities and conservative state leaders, the Los Angeles Times reports. Political science fellow Mark P. Jones comments on how the proposed state legislation also demonstrated the split between centrist Republicans and tea party conservatives in the state.