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Ban on dog auctions in Ohio slipped into huge midterm budget bill: Animals in

Ban on dog auctions in Ohio slipped into huge midterm budget bill: Animals in
Language to make dog auctions illegal in Ohio has been added to House Bill 487, the midterm budget review bill that legislators are still tweaking. Lawmakers had until May 3 to pass a separate Ohio Dog Auctions Act, but no one stepped forward to …
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House committee approves bill to require NPR-A lease sales

House committee approves bill to require NPR-A lease sales
Legislation that would require the Obama administration to hold lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska cleared  - More -  Marcellus NGL & Shale Gas Infrastructure Summit 2011 (August 24-25, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania): Key issues addressed, with Caiman Energy, Chesapeake & El Paso speaking on developing multi-stakeholder strategies for establishing the infrastructure to support …

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Bill to Force Amazon to Charge Tenn. Sales Tax Dead

Bill to Force Amazon to Charge Tenn. Sales Tax Dead
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Eric Watson (R—Cleveland) said legislation which would have forced Amazon.com to charge tax on purchases is dead for this year.

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House passes bill making it easier to drill

House passes bill making it easier to drill
share: digg facebook twitter The Obama administration had postponed the sales after the massive Gulf oil spill, saying it needed time to conduct more thorough environmental reviews, to account for the blowout’s effects on the Gulf ecosystem and to incorporate lessons learned from the disaster. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., the House Natural Resources Chairman and the bills’ sponsor, said Thursday …

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House passes bill to boost oil drilling

House passes bill to boost oil drilling
The Republican-controlled House passed the first of three bills Thursday aimed at speeding up offshore oil and gas drilling a year after the largest offshore oil leak in U.S. history.

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House bill to expand Internet sales tax collection

House bill to expand Internet sales tax collection
share: digg facebook twitter Under a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a company does not have to collect state sales tax if it does not have an office, or some other physical presence, in that state. State lawmakers also face a $27 billion budget shortfall over the next two years, and many want to see more efficient collection of taxes already on the books. “The sales tax is the primary source of …

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TX bill expanding online sales tax collection OK’d

TX bill expanding online sales tax collection OK’d
The Texas House approved a bill on Tuesday that would expand the number of Internet companies required to collect sales tax.

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House Committee Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill

House Committee Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved a bill that would increase sales tax collection on Internet transactions.

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House to vote on small-business bill next week

House to vote on small-business bill next week
The House of Representatives will vote on a package of loan incentives and tax breaks for small businesses next week, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday.

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Bill McKibben: Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof

Bill McKibben: Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof
As I write this piece, we’re in the midst of a (biodiesel) road trip to Washington, D.C., towing behind us an unwieldy piece of…

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