Wading into one of the most controversial policy debates of the new economy, the California legislature voted Wednesday to force many internet retailers to charge sales tax in California. At a time when government leaders from Washington to Wyoming are eyeing substantial tax revenues from the rapidly expanding e-commerce business, the Assembly's 42-to-31 approval of a measure by Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, thrusts California to the forefront of the debate.
August 31 2000
