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APNewsBreak: Fla. gov. rejects Amazon deal

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:46:30 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has made job creation his top priority since coming into office, has rejected a proposed deal to bring major Internet retailer Amazon to the state.

Sheriff puts fishing boat up for auction

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:46:36 -0400

HOUMA, Louisiana - The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office is offering its 38-foot-long fishing boat for sale on the online auction site eBay.

Estimate: Illinois to lose $212M in online taxes

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:34:31 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - New estimates show the state of Illinois will lose $212 million in unpaid sales taxes from online purchases during 2013.

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:58:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.

NH online retailers balk at new US sales tax bill

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:10:06 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - When Rondo Music moved from New Jersey to New Hampshire in 2005, company president Kurt Zentmaier was happy to discard a long row of binders stuffed with paperwork on churches, charities and other customers claiming to be exempt from paying sales tax. There was one for each letter of the alphabet, and the "S'' binder alone was nearly 4 inches thick.

Car used by Winston Churchill being sold on eBay

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:14:33 -0400

BERLIN - A rare car once used by Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill is being sold on the auction site eBay.

Senate bill jeopardizes tax-free online shopping

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:20:42 -0400

WASHINGTON - States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that overwhelmingly passed a test vote in the Senate Monday.