26 Apr Anxious Over Tax Overhaul, Lawmakers Press for Stand-Alone Measures
.A series of stand-alone tax measures have been introduced in recent weeks that likely have little chance of passing through the tax barricade but put...
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24 Apr The New Politics of the Senate Finance Committee (Who Oversee Shoe Tariffs)
“The Senate will be a very different place” without Baucus, Wyden said. “My bottom line is the country is expecting the Finance Committee in the...
23 Apr Internet Sales Tax Bill Gains Ground in Senate
Finally, Senate Democratic leaders needed a bill to move to quickly after gun legislation all but died last week, and the Internet tax bill was...
22 Apr Senate planning vote on Internet sales tax bill
Currently nine states require Amazon to collect sales tax, including California, Pennsylvania and Texas. The bill introduced by Sen. It would also not require states...
05 Apr EBay Push Complicates Momentum for Online Sales Tax Measure
Online commerce giant eBay Inc. has launched a campaign behind the scenes to greatly broaden an exemption from pending legislation for small online vendors; the...
04 Apr Trade Adjustment Assistance Renewal Now a Priority
President Barack Obama is pursuing a newly ambitious trade agenda, having just launched negotiations with the European Union and with hopes of concluding a wide-ranging...
03 Apr Sequestration Effects: Cuts Sting Communities Nationwide
The grips of sequestration are just now beginning to be felt and the effects are already quite dramatic....
07 Mar Retail Highlights from the Fed’s US Economic Survey
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...
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