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Monday, September 29, 2003

Across the country, states and tribes are battling over the collection of taxes on reservations.

Some states, like Washington and Oklahoma, have agreements with tribes to share tax revenues. Oklahoma officials are seeking to increase their take, drawing protests from tribal leaders.

Other states are now getting into the game. After years of declining to collect taxes, New York plans to start enforcing on December 1.

Some states like Rhode Island and Maine are being confronted with the issue for the first time. The Rhode Island raid of the Narragansett Tribe's smoke shop has prompted a court battle over the reach of state jurisdiction on the reservation.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states can collect taxes on the sale of goods to non-Indians. But legal scholars say tribes can't be forced to turn over the money.

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States Moving to End Tribes' Tax-Free Sales (The New York Times 9/28)
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