Louisiana lawmakers tried a novel strategy for raising revenue, a model that proponents say might work more broadly.
Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
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Trump Administration Lifts Some Food Tariffs in Effort to Ease Prices
It is walking back levies on imports including beef and coffee in what critics say is an admission that tariffs raised prices in the first place.
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Switzerland Reaches Agreement With U.S. to Cut Tariff to 15%
The deal would reduce an extraordinarily high tariff rate that had threatened to cripple Swiss exports.
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How to Deal With Higher Home Heating Bills
There is still time to take advantage of federal tax credits for energy updates. But federal heating aid for low-income people was delayed by the government shutdown.
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Kennedy Walks a Tightrope on Trump Deal for Obesity Drugs
The weight loss medicines are proving to be a test case for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, in straddling divisions between his supporters and the president.
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Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.
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The Luxury Electric Vehicle Is in Trouble
Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.
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Where the Taste of Home Comes With a Tariff Charge
For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.
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Trump’s Tariffs Hit Specialty Grocery Stores for Some Immigrant Communities Especially Hard
For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump.
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Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ as Americans’ Economic Worries Grow
The issue has buoyed Democrats and is resonating with an American electorate that is souring on the president’s economic agenda.
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As Beef Prices Remain High, Trump Calls for Inquiry Into Meatpackers
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into possible collusion among the big meatpackers. The effort may mollify ranchers, but it’s unclear how far it will go.