Online Sales Tax Proponents Move To Invalidate Amazon Referendum

Los Angeles Times - Top News, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 08/25/2011 - 2:01pm

A coalition of giant, brick-and-mortar retailers and their legislative allies have come up with a new strategy to try to head off Amazon.com's referendum to overturn the state's new Internet sales tax law.

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