The federal Marketplace Fairness Act would let states snare sales and use taxes on their residents’ online purchases from other states. Now they get these taxes only from businesses with a physical presence in their state.
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Posted inOpinion
Your Right to Know: Pull back veil on budget tweakers
Doesn’t the public have a right to know who came up with these ideas? This would let voters hold their elected officials accountable at the ballot box and look for potential conflicts.
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
Young journalists get harsh lesson
The Legislature’s action, wrote Hall, would “diminish opportunities for students” and “limit the freedoms of faculty members to determine how best to teach.”
Posted inLosing Track, WisWatch Blog
Story impact: Lawmakers hold up funding for GPS tracking, call for study
A Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism report on problems regarding the use of GPS devices to monitor convicted offenders was a factor in the decision of state lawmakers to delay approval of some funding sought by the state Department of Corrections for program expansion, and seek a study on the program’s effectiveness.
“People are concerned with the accuracy of the GPS monitoring devices,” said state Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, citing the Center’s report.
Posted inWisWatch Blog
Contacts with lawmakers should be public
On the face of it, the records Rep. John Nygren released affirmed his claims. But all the names and addresses of all the citizens who contacted him were blacked out. When those names came to light, a new picture emerged.