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A forward-thinking policy choice, the Pharmacy Ownership Law, gives North Dakotans pharmacy care that outperforms care in other states on every key measure, from cost to access. In North Dakota, prescription drug prices are more affordable than in two-thirds of all states. Pharmacies are more plentiful, with more per capita than in neighboring South Dakota, Minnesota, or nationally, and they’re more broadly distributed; North Dakota’s rural areas are 51 percent more likely to contain a pharmacy than similarly-populated areas of South Dakota. And in general, independent pharmacies provide higher quality care, studies and surveys of customer satisfaction find.… Read More

Many European countries employ Pharmacy Ownership Laws to ensure quality medical care. Sixteen E.U. member states regulate pharmacy establishment, and 13 of them have Pharmacy Ownership Laws that require pharmacists hold the majority stake in pharmacies.… Read More

The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 passed the Senate with an overwhelming, bipartisan vote.The bill would allow states that met certain conditions to require large internet and mail-order retailers to collect state and local sales taxes. As the bill’s preamble states, its intended purpose is “to restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws.”… Read More

In October 2017, Pennsylvania passed a law that, like Washington’s law, requires marketplace marketplace facilitators or remote sellers with more than $10,000 in sales in the state either collect sales tax or follow certain use tax notification and reporting requirements. The law took effect i March 2018.… Read More