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Congress Must Act Today on Marketplace Fairness
The IRA is encouraging Congress to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act. Encouraging members and all retailers in Idaho to contact Congressmen Simpson and Labrador with their stories and to ask for their support. The federal government’s special treatment of
Nov 29, 2014Don’t let poll fool you – e-Fairness is good for Idaho Idaho taxpayers will see tax relief once e-Fairness legislation is passed
Idaho taxpayers will see tax relief once e-Fairness legislation is passed Boise, ID – Idaho businesses are warning people not to be misled by a poll being released by the National Taxpayers Union and R Street today in Boise regarding online sales tax.
Nov 29, 2014Restoring fairness to Idaho business should be a legislative priority
Read full article by Pam Eaton SST – Op-Ed Idaho Falls Post Register 2-27-14
Nov 29, 2014Idaho News
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Local Option Tax Talking in Circles
On the list of perennial topics that never seem to make it through the process in the Idaho Legislature, the subject of local option taxes must break the top 10. http://www.idahopress.com/members/local-option-tax-talking-in-circles/article_789f6620-75ba-11e4-8c6f-e73e78d73763.html
Nov 29, 2014Simplot brand is back on the grocery shelves
The J.R. Simplot Company has a broad reach in agribusiness, but there are relatively few items sold in grocery stores with the Simplot name. Now, the Boise-based company is testing a new frozen vegetable and grains line, called UpSides, in 97 Albertsons stores across Idaho and four other states in the Intermountain West. Simplot plans […]
Nov 29, 2014Materne to open Nampa applesauce plant this month Former Micron site to employ 250 people, have 12 production lines
Nampa – Materne North America, which produces GoGo squeeZ applesauce, will open its new Nampa plant this month, less than a year after the company announced it would take over the former MPC Corp plant. See more… Nampa applesauce plant about to open
Nov 29, 2014National News
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Fender online sales strike sour note with dealers
Read more here. http://ow.ly/IfD5O
Jan 30, 2015Last Holiday Season for Fraud-Prone Credit Cards
Watch closely as shoppers swipe their credit and debit cards this month — concerns over data security could make 2014 the last holiday season for cards as we know them. See more . . . https://nrf.com/news/last-holiday-season-fraud-prone-credit-cards
Nov 29, 2014FDA Misses the Point of Menu Labeling: Grocery Stores are Not Chain Restaurants
FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin today released the following statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to include supermarkets in its chain restaurant menu labeling rule. See more… http://www.fmi.org/home/2014/11/25/fda-misses-the-point-of-menu-labeling-grocery-stores-are-not-chain-restaurants
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