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Death and taxes. Two things none of us can avoid. But some online retailers are trying to avoid collecting sales tax in states that have enacted or are about to enact laws requiring that taxes be collected.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has stepped into an Internet tax battle which has been brewing between online retailers Amazon.com , Overstock.com , and a number of states which have been mulling Internet taxes.

If you're a blogger in North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Hawaii, then you can cross the Amazon Associates affiliate advertising program off of your list of possible ways to earn money through your blog.

Amazon has severed ties with affiliates in Hawaii, Rhode Island, and North Carolina over the thorny issue of collecting sales tax from online sales.

Unemployment rose in nearly every state in the nation in May , with many reaching record unemployment levels not seen since 1976.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Friday overturned rulings by the Family Court that had allowed a divorced woman and her two children to remain in Rhode Island for almost seven years despite an order from a North Carolina judge that they return to that state, where the children's father lived.

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Preventive Medicine Article Date: 19 Jun 2009 The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease held a Capitol Hill briefing to discuss comprehensive state health care reform efforts, why some succeeded and others failed, and why focusing on reducing the burden of chronic disease ...

A new law could save homeowners money when a hurricane off the Atlantic coast churns up weather strong enough to damage homes in Rhode Island but never reaches the state.

Rhode Island, West Virginia and Ohio showed the biggest increases in unemployment in April as the worst job slump in the post-World War II era rippled through the economy.

The state in April increased the excise tax on cigarettes by $1, to $3.46 a pack, the highest in the country.

The employment situation in the states showed signs of stabilizing last month. The unemployment rate declined in 21 states in April, compared with the month before, while 11 states had no rate change, according to federal data released Friday.

A SURE SIGN of spring in South County - eggs for sale by the side of the road. Longer days affect the productivity of hens.

The bottom may be in sight, but Rhode Island's economy will continue to fall deeper into recession before beginning to recover, according to Andres Carbacho-Burgos, an economist at Moody's Economy.com. Another 10,000 Rhode Islanders will lose their jobs before the Ocean State hits rock bottom, which should be in "mid-2010," the economist told a ...

Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:56 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:56 p.m. It was party time on West Third Avenue.

Rhode Island's economy stood out again in March - only this time, not as a cautionary tale.

Rhode Island's first black female state judge and a prominent Providence lawyer who took on tobacco and lead-paint companies have been recommended for the federal bench by Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse.

United States Unemployment: 8.1% On Friday, March 27, 2009, the United States Department of Labor released its Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary for February 2009.

" Although the jobless rate in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut continued to rise in February, all three states saw their unemployment picture improve compared with that in other states, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Rhode Island police have captured a North Carolina couple who are wanted in connection with a shooting in Charlotte earlier this month.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. a ' A couple wanted in North Carolina was captured on Tuesday in Woonsocket.