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January 6, 2012

The Hill – In farewell speech, Haley Barbour pushes for online sales tax

In farewell speech, Haley Barbour pushes for online sales tax In his final speech to the Mississippi Legislature on Wednesday, Gov. Haley Barbour (R) called for federal legislation to allow states to tax online purchases. “It is time for the federal government to allow Mississippi and every other state to choose to enforce our laws…
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January 6, 2012

Miss. Senators work to stop regulation of farm youth labor

Miss. Senators work to stop regulation of farm youth labor U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) are leading 28 of their colleagues in asking U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis to withdraw the recently proposed rule that limits the ability of farmers and ranchers to hire youth to work in agriculture –…