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December 22, 2016

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Electoral Votes, Special Elections, and Rhode Island Governor News

Despite organized protests and an opposition move by several Democratic electors naming themselves after Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Essay #68, Donald Trump received 99.3% of the electoral votes he won in the states.
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December 21, 2016

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Amplifying eBay’s Revolutionary Micro and Small Business Trade Story

Over the past year the eBay Public Policy Lab released five reports that examined the trade and growth patterns of enterprises using the eBay Marketplace.
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December 20, 2016

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eBay Research Published in Technology Innovation Management Review

The December 2016 issue of Technology Innovation and Management Review, themed “Smart Cities and Regions”, included an article authored by Hanne Melin, eBay Director of Global Public Policy, Samuel Laurinkari, eBay Senior Manager Government Relations, and Taina Tukiainen, Cabinet Member of the President of the EU Committee of the Regions.
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December 15, 2016

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Devin Wenig Meets With Australian Prime Minister

eBay’s President and CEO Devin Wenig recently met Australia’s Prime Minster the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and his Cabinet Ministers in Canberra to discuss the government’s proposals to introduce a 10% domestic goods and services tax on all online imports into Australia and potentially force electronic distribution platforms to collect.
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December 14, 2016

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Hamilton Electors and Special Elections

The political left continues to grasp at straws in order to find a way to de-rail Donald Trump's election.
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December 12, 2016

Internet Sales Tax Update – Year In Review

2016 was yet another active year on the Internet Sales Tax front in the US.
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December 12, 2016

The Future Of US Small Business Trade

As the 114th Congress comes to an end and we look forward to swearing in new federal leaders next year, many sellers have asked us about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade policies that reduce trade frictions for small online retailers.
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December 12, 2016

The Importance Of Connecting Legislators & eBay Sellers

Small and medium sellers are the backbone of the US economy, a fact that your eBay Government Relations team constantly reinforces with legislators at all levels.
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December 9, 2016

European Sellers Visit Brussels for Annual Advocacy Day

Last week seven eBay sellers from the UK, Germany, Portugal, France and Italy traveled to Brussels for two days of discussions on platform bans, the practice of brands restricting or preventing the resale of goods via online marketplaces like eBay.
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December 8, 2016

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eBay Meets With Senior Malaysian Government Officials

This week eBay’s Kristen Foster briefed senior Malaysian Government officials and Malaysian small businesses visiting Australia on the benefits of cross border trade facilitated by ecommerce.
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