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Lawmakers Unsure What New Tech Tax Will Actually Tax
A new state sales tax is set to start July 31, but lawmakers don’t know what exactly is included.

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Pat graduated from the University of Delaware in 2010 with a degree in Political Science and Journalism. While at Delaware, Pat worked as the Managing Sports Editor for UD's student newspaper, The Review. He also interned at Delaware Today, a lifestyle magazine in Wilmington, Del., and he wrote sports for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He is no stranger to community journalism, though. Pat has written for the Middleboro Gazette and other area weeklies in SouthCoast Massachusetts.
In his spare time, Pat is an avid sports fan, from professional sports, to college, to high school. He is a loyal Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots fan, and he likes to follow his Alma Maters' sports teams at the University of Delaware and Apponequet High School.
A new state sales tax is set to start July 31, but lawmakers don’t know what exactly is included.

A new state sales tax is set to start July 31, but lawmakers don’t know what exactly is included.
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