States seek unified Internet sales tax rules for revenue
Governors and lawmakers push uniform definitions and cross state tax collection to curb an estimated 20 billion dollar annual unpaid online tax gap by 2003. Proposals would require sellers to calculate and remit taxes based on buyers’ states, aided by new software, amid opposition from small businesses and e retailers.
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Kmart
Ohio
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Rick Lane
Chamber
Leavitt
Kentucky
Minnesota
Taxing Internet Commerce Expands State Sales Taxes
Governors push universal Internet sales tax proposals amid a broader tax debate. Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura argues tax reform must cover services, not just goods, to reflect a changing economy while Kentucky Governor Paul Patton supports extending the sales tax to certain services.
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Witness says Puffy never carried a weapon in NY trial
Former corrections officer and bodyguard Leonard Curtis Howard testifies he never saw Sean Combs with a gun and would not risk his job if the rapper carried an illegal firearm. The case centers on gun possession bribery charges and a nightclub incident that led to multiple related prosecutions.
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Sean “Puffy
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Leonard Curtis Howard
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Jennifer Lopez
Benjamin Brafman
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Anthony “Wolf” Jones
Sean
Puffy’ Combs
Manhattan Supreme Court
Mount Rainier Could Trigger Western Slope Mudslide
U S Geological Survey scientists warn Mount Rainier in Washington state could unleash a deadly lahar on populated areas west of the volcano. About 30,000 residents live in the risk path in the Puyallup River Valley. a new helicopter survey identified 400 million tons of weakened rock on the western side. Researchers published their find in Nature.
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Washington State
Puyallup River
U.S. Geological Survey
Nature
Richard Fiske
Smithsonian Institution
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