The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill that would allow the collection of taxes from online sales.
The bill, which already passed through the Senate, pits stores like Walmart and Best Buy against online retailers like Amazon and eBay.
Doctor Scott Rickard, the Director for the Center of Applied Economic Research at MSU-Billings, said he believes with the amount of money being spent online, it's only a matter of time before some form of online sales tax is passed to help generate more revenue for state governments.
"For a number of years, the internet was not as big of a player. Now it's latest reading $228 Billion in internet sales, in retails sales. So that's a very big hunk of change that's out there," said Rickard.
Montana's Congressional Delegation, the State's Chamber of Commerce, and the Attorney General's office in conjunction with Oregon and Alaska, states that also don't have a state sales tax, have urged the House to not pass the bill.
Thursday, July 31 2014 12:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 04:51:12 GMT
Streets that run for several blocks, without a single street light. It is a dark reality many residents throughout the Magic City face when the sun goes down. Leo Robinson lives on Monad Rd., east of 24th Street. He said if street lights were placed on Monad, safety for everyone would improve. Terry Smith, City Traffic Engineer, said the city is more than willing to work with anyone, on any street, which lacks street lights.
Streets that run for several blocks, without a single street light. It is a dark reality many residents throughout the Magic City face when the sun goes down. Leo Robinson lives on Monad Rd., east of 24th Street. He said if street lights were placed on Monad, safety for everyone would improve. Terry Smith, City Traffic Engineer, said the city is more than willing to work with anyone, on any street, which lacks street lights.
Thursday, July 31 2014 12:06 AM EDT2014-07-31 04:06:53 GMT
Hundreds of Hells Angels are coming to Cody for a national meeting this week. The motorcycle club apparently likes the northwest Wyoming town. They held their world run there in 2006. Police presence is heavy in Cody now.
Hundreds of Hells Angels are coming to Cody for a national meeting this week. The motorcycle club apparently likes the northwest Wyoming town. They held their world run there in 2006. Police presence is heavy in Cody now.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:29 PM EDT2014-07-31 01:29:20 GMT
All of the above. That's what Ryan Zinke says he would like to see when it comes to harvesting Montana's energy resources. The Republican candidate for Montana's lone house seat released an energy plan Wednesday. He emphasized infrastructure development, including road improvement and pipeline upgrades, as well as building the XL Keystone Pipeline. He says that work is necessary to expand energy development while also preventing events like a recent pipeline leak in Yellowstone County.Zinke s...
All of the above. That's what Ryan Zinke says he would like to see when it comes to harvesting Montana's energy resources. The Republican candidate for Montana's lone house seat released an energy plan Wednesday. He emphasized infrastructure development, including road improvement and pipeline upgrades, as well as building the XL Keystone Pipeline. He says that work is necessary to expand energy development while also preventing events like a recent pipeline leak in Yellowstone County.Zinke s...
Wednesday, July 30 2014 9:02 PM EDT2014-07-31 01:02:47 GMT
Several counties in our area have issued fire restrictions. Yellowstone County has issued Stage One fire restriction, which limit campfires and smoking areas. Carbon County has moved on to Stage Two restrictions, which set limits on certain work that can be done during the hot hours of the day. Decisions like these aren't just made by the county, however. They actually take a lot of coordination between different agencies."We try to work very hard to coordinate that," says Carmen Thomason, wh...
Several counties in our area have issued fire restrictions. Yellowstone County has issued Stage One fire restriction, which limit campfires and smoking areas. Carbon County has moved on to Stage Two restrictions, which set limits on certain work that can be done during the hot hours of the day. Decisions like these aren't just made by the county, however. They actually take a lot of coordination between different agencies."We try to work very hard to coordinate that," says Carmen Thomason, wh...
