O'Rourke to Challenge Cruz and Special Elections are Underway

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-El Paso) announced at the end of last week that he will challenge Sen. Ted Cruz (R) next year.
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eBay’s Brian Bieron Testifies at USITC Public Hearing on Global Digital Trade

Today, Brian Bieron, eBay’s Executive Director, Global Public Policy, testified at a United States International Trade Commission (USITC) public hearing focused on global digital trade.
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eBay Participates in ICTSD Conference on Regulatory Coherence and Cross-Border Trade

This week, Hanne Melin, eBay Director of Global Public Policy, participated in a conference organized by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) titled, “Regulatory coherence and the multilateral trade system: Lessons from RTAs and options to promote convergence”.
Mitt Romney for Senate? and VA Democrats Divided on Governor

Freshman Indiana Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City/Ft. Wayne) firmly closed the door on making a Senate run next year.
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eBay GR Sponsors Equality California Equality Awards 2017 in Sacramento

eBay employees and members of eBay’s “communities of inclusion” group, United in Pride, joined eBay GR and Equality California (EQCA) to celebrate equality champions in California: Speaker Anthony Rendon, Assemblyman Evan Low, and Alice Kessler, EQCA’s legislative counsel.
eBay Community Opposes Higher Shipping Costs

As eBay and its seller community know, we need a strong, stable postal system to power ecommerce. Affordable and efficient shipping options are critical for eBay sellers to remain competitive.
Internet Commerce Threat Spreads Across The States

State legislatures across the country are threatening Internet commerce, especially for small businesses, artisans and consumer sellers, through legislation that will impose tax burdens on even the most casual sellers and online marketplaces.
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Nelson leads Scott In FL Polls and GA 6th Has a Clear Favorite in Ossof

The election cycle's third public poll of Florida's 2018 US Senate race reached the public domain this week and Cherry Communications (CC), polling for the state Chamber of Commerce (3/6-14; 600 FL registered voters), already finds consistent results with the previously conducted surveys.
OECD Website Features eBay Research

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) new Development Matters website recently featured an article by Hanne Melin, eBay Director of Global Public Policy, titled, “The Online Platform, Trade, MSMEs and Women: Lessons from eBay towards user-driven economic empowerment”.
eBay Sellers Visit Albany to Oppose Harmful Internet Sales Tax
eBay Sellers Visit Albany to Oppose Harmful Internet Sales Tax

Last week, eBay’s Government Relations Team, along with five eBay-enabled small business owners, descended upon the New York State Capitol in Albany to advocate in opposition to a marketplace Internet sales tax proposal in Governor Cuomo’s budget.