Sen. hopes to avoid referendum<\/i><\/p>\n
by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n
Sen. Hancock (D-Berkeley) has refiled her “Amazon” sales tax measure. Why, you ask? Well, the thing about the referendum process is that you can’t use it against a bill passed by 2\/3 of the Legislature. So, can she get the two votes?<\/p>\n
Getting this passed will take the votes of two Republicans in each chamber — votes that weren’t there when the bill passed as part of the budget earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Asked if she had secured the needed votes, Hancock said, “We’re talking to people. We have a week and a half left so we’re putting it out there and talking to people.”(SF Gate<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As we’ve mentioned here a few times, the Amazon tax measure raises some really interesting questions that don’t always line up perfectly with the R-vs-D divide. Specifically, the Big Box stores are quite interested in seeing Amazon’s built-in government subsidy cut.<\/p>\n
The question is how much influence do Wal-Mart and Best Buy have over the Republican caucuses in each house? We’ll see over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sen. hopes to avoid referendum<\/i><\/p>\n
by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n
Sen. Hancock (D-Berkeley) has refiled her “Amazon” sales tax measure. Why, you ask? Well, the thing about the referendum process is that you can’t use it against a bill passed by 2\/3 of the Legislature. So, can she get the two votes?<\/p>\n
Getting this passed will take the votes of two Republicans in each chamber — votes that weren’t there when the bill passed as part of the budget earlier this year.<\/p>\n