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- Washington Gov. Gregoire Works to Broker Online Sales Tax Deal
- As her second term winds down, Gov. Chris Gregoire is working to build support for a congressional plan that would allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers based elsewhere.
- Maryland a Hub for Cybersecurity
- Maryland lawmakers have jockeyed for years to position their state as an epicenter for protecting the nation’s digital defenses.
- Solar Power Plants Burden the Counties That Host Them in California
- Several counties in California are now pushing back against solar developers, asking them to cover the costs of servicing the new industry.
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- State Prescription Drug Databases Going Underused
- Mirroring national usage rates, only one-third of prescribers and one-fifth of the state's pharmacists are registered to use the database that tracks patients' history with addictive drugs.
- Courts, Legislatures Divided over Police Searches of Cellphones
- Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects’ cellphones, and the cornucopia of evidence they provide.
- The Last Tax-Free Cyber Monday for Online Retailers?
- As states are estimated to lose out on as much as $23.26 billion of revenue today, a coalition of small business leaders is lobbying Congress to require most online retailers to collect sales taxes.
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- South Carolina Revenue Chief Resigns After Tax System Hacked
- State officials did not do enough to prevent a cyberattack at South Carolina’s tax collection agency that exposed the personal data of nearly 4 million individual filers and 700,000 businesses, Gov. Nikki Haley said.
- Mayor Cory Booker to Live on Food Stamps for 1 Week
- Mayor Cory Booker said he and a Twitter follower will try living on food stamps for at least a week.
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- Massachusetts Pushes Amazon to Collect Sales Taxes
- The Patrick administration is pressing Amazon.com Inc. to begin collecting sales taxes from Massachusetts customers as early as next year, arguing it is no longer exempt under federal law from charging the tax.
- Idaho Repeals Online Class Requirement for Students
- The state Board of Education repealed the rule requiring every student take at least two online classes after voters rejected the tech-heavy "Students Come First" school reform laws.
- Oklahoma on Expanding Medicaid and Creating Health Exchanges: No
- Gov. Mary Fallin rejected state participation in a health-care exchange and expansion of the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act.
- Tennessee Gov. Haslam: Feds Failed to Answer Health Exchange Questions
- A lack of information from the White House is delaying a decision about whether the state should run its own health insurance exchange under the new federal health care law, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam said.
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- Utah to Run Its Own Health Exchange -- For Now
- Instead of bringing Utah’s exchange, Avenue H, up to new federal standards, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced that he wants to keep it as is.
- Engineers Test Balloon to Keep Tunnels from Flooding
- The three-minute procedure was the latest test of a device that may someday help guard real tunnels during disasters like Hurricane Sandy, whose wind-driven surge of water overwhelmed New York City’s subway system, shutting it down for days.
- Cameras Will Soon be Allowed in Utah Courtrooms
- In a decision Utah Supreme Court Justice Jill Parrish said was aimed at "moving us into the next era," the Utah Judicial Council voted to allow audio and video recordings of trial court proceedings.
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- High-Performance Government - Building "Better, Faster, Cheaper"
- June 20, 2013
- Nationally, six straight years of revenue declines have put enormous pressure on state and local governments, nevertheless, some are thriving. Standard & Poor's, the credit-rating agency, reports that it issued more bond upgrades than downgrades in 2012.
- Health Care Reform is Here: Are You Ready for the Rush?
- June 27, 2013
- The Medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act are in full swing. With the influx of people who will be applying for benefits and the ACA requirement for online enrollment, it is more important than ever to verify the identities of those accessing benefits up front.
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