Colin Wellenkamp, executive director of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), returned from a recent trip to Washington, D.C., “feeling very positive” after a flurry of meetings with… Read More
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Washington, D.C.—In his March 4 address to Congress, President Donald Trump shared his plans to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry to boost the nation’s defense industrial base. “I am announcing… Read More
President Donald Trump delayed 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico until April 2 but doubled down on Chinese tariffs, levying another 10 percent tariff on Chinese imported goods on… Read More
On the heels of his announcement of new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Donald Trump recently announced his plans for reciprocal tariffs across a whole range of countries… Read More
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum February 13 directing a rapid review process to determine a schedule of country-specific “reciprocal tariffs” for all U.S. trading partners based on each partner’s… Read More
In a unilateral action not called for by the recent Phase 1 trade agreement between the U.S. and China, China’s State Council Tariff Commission announced February 6 that tariffs on… Read More
Most businesses thrive on, or at least aspire to, predictability and certainty. One businessman recently said that he would rather have several predictable “OK” years in a row than dramatic… Read More
The so-called Phase 1 trade deal with China was signed to much fanfare January 15, while the Senate passed the United State-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and sent it to President Trump… Read More
President Donald Trump and his aides have been trumpeting the first phase of what they claim is a game-changing trade deal with China. The 86-page deal—expected to be signed in… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Congressional leaders reached an agreement to pass another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded through December 20. While that agreement presents a positive development for letting the… Read More
