WASHINGTON—A new Republican proposal to resolve the long-running fight over taxing internet sales across state lines drew praise from Amazon.com Inc. and House Speaker Paul Ryan, but other retailers and conservative groups remain wary. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), Judiciary Committee chairman and the draft bill’s author, must persuade conservatives he isn’t pushing a tax increase or a sharp expansion of state power. And his idea...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 26, 2016 20:15 UTC