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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Lobby outlays drop in 2011-12
Newly released numbers show that lobbying in Wisconsin during the tumultuous 2011-12 legislative session totaled $62.9 million — not exactly chump change, but lower than the session before.
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Sales tax increase? Not very likely
Todd Berry of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance knows good public policy often doesn’t get past the gatekeeper of politics. So while his group has identified some troubling trends regarding the state’s sales tax, he’s not expecting lawmakers to embrace reforms.