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Spin Control archive for Dec. 17, 2011

SATURDAY, DEC. 17, 2011

Sunday Spin: It's not over til...

OLYMPIA – In trying to come up with a pity description for late special session, I couldn’t shake the memory of a particularly annoying greeting that adults seemed to enjoy during my teenage years: Working hard, or hardly working? Ask the handful of legislators involved…

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Shall we hold our breath?

During the special session, both chambers approved a Joint Resolution asking Congress to pass the Main Street Fairness Act, which would require Internet retailers to collect sales tax from their customers, just like brick-and-mortar stores do, and remit those taxes to the appropriate states. Could…

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