Opinion – Bill Straub: Like a lemming to the sea, Andy Barr blindly follows Trump off trade war cliff
Plummeting cargo shipments, empty ports, declining trucking volumes, major retailers warning about empty shelves. All that and much more is…
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Opinion: The uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s tariffs is costing all of us
By Sarah Davasher-Wisdom and Brent Cooper Special to NKyTribune Recent investment by the Kentucky General Assembly in pro-business policies have…
Tariffs loom; Kentucky relies on trade more than any other state, says new study
By Jamie Leuke Editor, The Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s economy is the nation’s most reliant on global trade, according to a…
KDA says return of tariffs on whiskey is a threat to growth of Kentucky’s distilled spirits industry
The looming return of tariffs on American Whiskey is threatening the unprecedented growth of the Commonwealth’s distilling industry, which is…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Banana art, tariffs and early shopping, Thanksgiving holiday wish
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell thinks one thing or two — and Trump another; the vitriol will continue
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed his arch enemy, madman Donald J. Trump, for president of these United States,…
Ag Commissioner Quarles wants farmers to be treated fairly, farmers want trade over aid
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says the new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are about…
U.S. Chamber launching a campaign against tariffs; NKY’s Chamber urges end to job-killing tariffs
By Judy Clabes NKyTribune editor The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching a campaign against President Donald Trump’s tariffs —…
The Rural Blog: Farmers urge president to suspend tariffs on Mexico in face of NAFTA negotiations
More than 60 companies and organizations representing American dairy farmers and cheesemakers wrote an open letter to President Trump praising him for…