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Online taxes still an enigma
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/20/13-1:10PM , 118 Reads
STARKVILLE — In the decade or so that I’ve written about the fact that Mississippi fails to collect sales tax on online purchases, three things have become painfully evident.
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Section 5 is partisan issue
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/13/13-1:00PM , 131 Reads
STARKVILLE — The U.S. Supreme Court is said to be close to a decision on the future of one provision of the Voting Rights Act that could simplify elections, speed up the unreasonably long process of redistricting, and reduce government expense in nine states where the provision is applied — including Mississippi.
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Moak returns with new gambling bill
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,02/06/13-5:48PM , 254 Reads
STARKVILLE — Despite politically crapping out last year on virtually the same piece of legislation, state Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, is rolling the dice again in the 2013 legislative session on online gaming legislation that could have a profound impact on the future of legal gaming in the state.
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Research on kids: both bad and good
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,01/30/13-5:55PM , 104 Reads
STARKVILLE — This week’s unveiling of the annual “Kids Count” Data Book for Mississippi will — as always — stir interest on both sides of the state’s legislative aisle as Democrats and Republicans alike confront reliable statistics from the leading resource for comprehensive research and information on the Mississippi’s children.
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