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Amid questions from school districts about the budget impacts of the state’s new retail sales tax, Democratic lawmakers said last week they expect to make changes to the law in next year’s legislative session.

The expanded retail sales tax, which went into effect on Oct. 1, is expected to raise about $1.1 billion through 2027 via new levies on services such as digital advertising, information technology, security, temporary staffing and live pres

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