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Could RI shirk Trump's tariffs and become a free trade zone? One lawmaker's pitch.
Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other ...
Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...
Rhode Island representative asks governor to use royal charter to establish free trade zone
Rhode Island state Rep. Joe McNamara called for the creation of a free trade zone based on the state's royal charter to push back on President Trump's tariffs.
Rhode Island’s Royal Charter inspires lawmaker’s idea for coping with tariff troubles
As the international trade war heats up, one Rhode Island lawmaker is proposing the state invoke its royal charter in order ...
Trump's trade war took a bite out of RI's state pension fund. Here's how much has been lost.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island pension fund has lost roughly $500 million of its value since President Donald Trump launched ...
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.
While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons ...