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McCollum targets travel services

Source: Tallahassee
Tallahassee : FL : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, rival candidates for governor, said Tuesday that online travel services are swiping sales taxes from the state. The two Cabinet officers also called for Florida lawmakers to tighten regulation of debt...
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    “As Attorney General, I am willing to go above and beyond what the law currently requires so that people who have complained about abusive practices by debt collectors may finally get some relief,” McCollum said. ...
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  • Blog Source: tlhcity.com
    Attorney General Bill McCollum today sent a letter to the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, asking for expanded authority to.
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