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Tariffs didn’t start Oregon’s economic slowdown, but they exacerbated it, report finds

  • Mia Maldonado

President Donald Trump’s tariffs contributed to a $442 million loss in Oregon’s 2025-27 budget cycle, state economists estimate.  That’s according to a new report Gov. Tina Kotek’s office released Monday evaluating the impacts new tariffs have had on Oregon after the Trump administration fully imposed them in March 2025. The report’s release coincided with Oregon […]

Commentary

Why the stakes are high for Missouri in Trump’s Canada tariffs

  • Mamoun Benmamoun

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports has renewed attention to U.S.-Canada trade. While much of the national conversation about trade focuses on China, for Missouri, Canada may matter even more. Canada is Missouri’s largest export market. In 2025, the state shipped $5.8 billion in goods to Canada, about 31% […]

Texas

Texas oil and gas industry report job gains in May

  • By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – The Texas oil and natural gas industry again reported job gains in May although it was another month of job declines in the upstream sector, which includes extraction.