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NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joins two dozen states in lawsuit over new Trump tariffs

  • Clayton Henkel

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined 24 Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration over the latest round of sweeping tariffs. The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s first round of tariffs in February, ruling that the executive branch doesn’t have the power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Trump […]

Oregon

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

U.S. Senate candidates not addressing Michigan’s economic woes, political experts say 

  • Rick Haglund

The New York Times recently ran a fascinating piece on its opinion page featuring a panel of Michigan political experts who offered their insights into the state’s highly contentious U.S. Senate race.  The winner of the November election could determine which party will control the upper chamber next year. Should the Democrats recapture Congress, President Donald Trump’s extraordinary use of power over the past two years could be […]