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"It is just the latest signal that the Supreme Court will rule in South Dakota's favor."

Max Behlke on the U.S. solicitor general urging the U.S. Supreme Court, in Wayfair v. South Dakota, to overturn its 1992 ruling that prohibits states from requiring online retailers to collect state sales taxes, on bna.com

"Massachusetts was the first and, technically, the only state to do this strictly through state law."

Richard Cauchi on a New Jersey proposal to require residents to obtain health insurance, on njspotlight.com.

"Every single shooting, it brings them back to the fact that they have a profound responsibility to keep kids safe in...