Governor signs bill exempting streaming services from franchise taxes

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Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed a bill into law exempting streaming services from local franchise taxes that could have been passed on to cable television cord-cutters.

The bill, backed by Dish Network and DirecTV, is likely to end a class-action lawsuit brought by the city of Fort Scott against Netflix and Hulu in an . . .

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