tariffs

(Airs 04/11/25 & 04/13/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld and Daily Gazette Editor Miles Reed. On this week’s Media Project, Judy, Barbara, Ira and Miles talk about coverage of the President’s tariff announcement, how local media covered the hands-off protests, and much more.

North Country interests are carefully watching Canada's political duel and the implications for cross border trade.

The Town of Plattsburgh Supervisor is slamming new tariffs on Canadian goods to be announced Wednesday by the Trump administration.

Everyone who had the misfortune to see Trump’s various speeches on inauguration day got to see him explain that the word “tariff’ was the most beautiful word in the dictionary, only to catch himself and say, well, actually “God, religion and love” need to come first. – THEN would come tariff.

Vermont Senator Peter Welch will hold a roundtable on U.S. and Canadian tariffs in a border community on Tuesday.

The threat of tariffs weighed heavily in the background as Vermont Governor Phil Scott discussed the energy portion of his affordability agenda on Wednesday.

State lawmakers from northern New York agree with Governor Kathy Hochul that affordability is the watchword as the legislative session continues. But they have some disagreements about how to accomplish it.

Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will impose a surcharge on electricity purchased by Minnesota, Michigan and New York in response to 25 percent tariffs imposed on Canada by the Trump Administration.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott began his weekly briefing today discussing his education reform proposal. And he answered a number of questions about the potential impacts of tariffs.

The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods at midnight Tuesday. Canada immediately announced reciprocal tariffs. Northern border interests are watching the leaders of both countries as negotiations continue and the economic ramifications of the border taxes begin to be felt.