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As One Internet Tax Battle Ends, Talk of Another Heats Up

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Internet sales-tax legislation was on the table as recently as 2014, but John Boehner, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives, refused to bring the legislation to the House floor. North Dakota , that effectively banned the practice.

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Hemp Industry Brings Momentum to Annual History Week

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Canadian hemp crops, she says, could easily move into North Dakota and other border states, and the equipment used for farming other crops could be used to cultivate hemp. Much of the infrastructure needed to bring it into the U.S. already exists, according to HIA President Anndrea Hermann. Equipment-wise, it’s all there.

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Oil-Spill Regulations for Trains Irk Industry, Environmentalists

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More details: About the problem: With the increase in shipments of the allegedly highly explosive crude oil that’s drilled from North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation, accidents involving oil tankers have become more frequent in recent months.