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  • How new tariff relief proposals could impact a Powhatan manufacturer

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  • Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Friday: Windy; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 59, low: 24.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Markey Critiques Trump-Era Economy for Undermining Main Street Affordability (bizsugar.com) — A Powhatan small-business co-owner is spotlighted as she describes how Trump-era tariffs and rising costs are squeezing her manufacturing company and limiting employee benefits. Her testimony appears in a press conference led by Sens. Markey and Kaine, who argue for tariff relief and policy changes to ease pressures on small firms nationwide.
   

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