One sign of the economic anxiety? A majority of people in North Carolina say that costs are higher in President Donald Trump’s second term and that they are cutting back on spending as a result.
The study by the conservative John Locke Foundation shows how Trump’s tariffs could start a widespread trade war that devastates farms and the rural communities that depend on them.
President Trump's tariffs and federal cuts to food banks and SNAP benefits threaten to increase food insecurity in a state where more than 1.6 million people, including 1 in 5 children, do not get enough to eat. NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are...
Trump’s policies and cuts threaten to raise prices of many everyday items, and put veterans, children, and seniors in North Carolina at risk.
The Trump administration’s spending cuts are making it tougher for small farmers to get by, NC Rep. Ray Jeffers writes. But a bill he introduced would “uplift our farmers regardless of what comes down from Washington.”
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