Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Monday that he would block energy exports to the United States "with a smile" if U.S. President Donald Trump moved ahead with plans for a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods. Trump announced on Monday that tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China would go into effect on Tuesday.
Minnesota companies were assessing the damage Tuesday of the nascent trade war between the United States and its three biggest trade partners, an escalating tit-for-tat that could affect billions of dollars in state imports and exports.
Ontario is levying a 25% export tax on electricity and has threatened to cut off electricity sales to the U.S. completely if Trump moves forward with another round of tariffs on April 2.
Minnesota is among the top four states in the country where the Black population has grown the fastest since 2010. According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, Minnesota’s Black population grew by 60 percent — about 197,000 people.
"Governor Walz is not running for the United States Senate," Walz spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement. "He loves his job as Governor and he’s exploring the possibility of another term to continue his work to make Minnesota the best state in the ...