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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Companies with Florida footprints are required to collect sales taxes on online purchases is nothing new, but there is no such mandate for “out-of-state” companies.
That likely is about to change because of fast-moving legislation that would require out-of-state e-tailers to collect sales tax from Floridians.
What You Need To Know
State legislature likely to approve tax on out-of-state online sales
The House Ways and Means Committee has signed off on the measure
The GOP wants funds raised from the tax to replenish unemployment tax trust fund
Democrats want the funds to go toward likely pandemic-induced budget shortfall
How EMS Workers Are Bringing Vaccines to Peoples Homes PUBLISHED 5:31 PM ET Mar. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:31 PM EST Mar. 10, 2021
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Anne Geleta has been living in the same home in Saratoga County for the last 50 years. She isn t able to get out much and has spent a lot of time at home because of the pandemic. I try to be as independent as I could, she said. But thank God I m able to stay here.
That s made it difficult for Geleta and other homebound people like her to get a COVID vaccine. So the vaccine is coming to her.
On a warm Tuesday morning, Alan Bell of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon EMS was bringing her the first of two doses manufactured by Moderna.
Susan Arbetter: The Scandals Surrounding Governor Cuomo By Errol Louis New York City PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET Mar. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:00 PM EST Mar. 10, 2021
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Errol breaks down the nursing home scandal and the multiple sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo, with Spectrum News political anchor Susan Arbetter, who has covered the state capitol for many years. She offers historical insight into scandals of previous governors, explains the rise of Cuomo’s national profile during the pandemic and discusses how lawmakers are reacting to the recent allegations.
They also talk about what comes next amid calls for his resignation, and if Cuomo can weather the storm.