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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a series of bills that will expand the number of online retailers that will need to collect Michigan sales tax.
The bills extend the six percent levy to third-party retailers who sell items directly on such websites as Amazon, Wayfair and Overstock, even if those third parties don’t have a physical presence in the state.
The legislature has sent to the governor a series of bills that would legalize online gaming and sports betting.
Casinos that are licensed in Michigan could provide online gambling. They could also set up on-site viewing rooms, where gambling on live sporting events could take place.
The bills found general bipartisan support. Among the opposition? State Senator Ed McBroom…
Ed McBroom will be my guest on Sunday’s Copper Country Today program.
