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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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Darn Those Socks

Something smells unpleasant to U.S. textile manufacturers of late. Socks. And a few other things. No, it's not the socks that are the source of the smell; it's the source of the socks that stinks, according to some. As of January 1, 2005, all quotas on textile and apparel products that enter the United States, Canada, and the European Union have been removed.

Dr. Karen Y. Palasek