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Jackson, other state AGs push Congress to refund unlawful tariffs

On Wednesday, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 11 other state attorneys general in a letter calling on Congress to refund businesses and consumers for increased costs, including $3.5 billion that he said was imposed on North Carolinians, after the Supreme Court ruled the federal government’s tariffs unlawful.

Theresa Opeka

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Stein joins governors urging Congress reclaim power over tariffs

On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein joined 18 other Democratic governors in a letter urging Congress to reclaim its authority over tariffs following a 6-3 US Supreme Court ruling that President Donald Trump cannot use federal emergency powers to impose them.

Theresa Opeka
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Seeking protection, rather than competition

Americans are upset. Some are just mildly unhappy, others seem miserable, many are plain mad. A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reports that more than half have believed the country is “on the wrong track” in every month since February 2005. A Pew survey reveals most of us have been “dissatisfied” with the way things are...

Andy Taylor