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Trump considers temporarily pausing auto industry tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has suggested he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. The president [...]

By |2025-04-18T11:32:37-04:00Thursday, April 17, 2025|

Legislation would force utilities to increase transparency on bills

A lawmaker duo from northeast Ohio has introduced bipartisan legislation that would require utility companies to bill Ohio consumers in a transparent and straightforward manner. Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and David Thomas, R-Jefferson, recently explained to members of the Energy Committee in the Ohio House of Representatives the justification for House Bill 158, which they’re [...]

By |2025-04-18T11:32:43-04:00Thursday, April 17, 2025|

Government to investigate possibility of new tariffs on chips, pharmaceuticals

BANGKOK (AP) — The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on some imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals. The Department of Commerce posted notices about the probes late Monday on the Federal Register, seeking public comment within three weeks. It had not formally [...]

By |2025-04-18T11:32:58-04:00Thursday, April 17, 2025|

Law firms agree with Trump’s deals to avoid punishment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump last week announced deals with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of punishment for not following executive orders. The firms would be required to provide free legal services for causes Trump’s administration supports. The White House said that the firms of Kirkland & Ellis [...]

By |2025-04-17T08:30:14-04:00Wednesday, April 16, 2025|

Bill would create panel to explore trade options between Ohio and Israel

A committee in the Ohio House of Representatives is considering bipartisan legislation to create a special partnership for the purposes of developing trade, investment and economic support — among other relationships — between the Buckeye State and Israel. House Bill 188 would create the Ohio-Israel Trade and Innovation Partnership, a 17-person commission charged with exploring [...]

By |2025-04-17T08:30:30-04:00Wednesday, April 16, 2025|

Trump’s commerce secretary says electronics tariff exemptions are temporary

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tariff exemptions announced last week on electronics such as smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday. White House officials, including President Donald Trump, spent Sunday downplaying the significance of [...]

By |2025-04-17T08:30:44-04:00Wednesday, April 16, 2025|

New Majority Leader John Thune takes an ‘old-fashioned’ approach to the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate, once again, was working into the early morning hours Friday with its new majority leader, Republican John Thune, setting the pace. It wasn’t until just after 2 a.m. that the last of the senators had straggled into the chamber to cast their vote on the confirmation of retired Air Force [...]

By |2025-04-17T08:30:49-04:00Wednesday, April 16, 2025|
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