Robert Lighthizer

Anna Tucker Ashton, senior director of government affairs at the U.S.-China Business Council, spoke to Arkansas Business on Friday about the trade war and its effects here. read more >

President Trump's trade war with China is creating casualties in Arkansas. Soybean farmers have seen their exports to China plummet as prices have dropped 15%. read more >

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China may have helped delay the $410 million textile plant planned for Forrest City, but it hasn’t killed it. read more >

Bill Halter was out in the sunshine Wednesday in Clarksville, looking over the state's largest municipal solar array and smiling despite the reality of new American tariffs on imported solar modules. read more >

President Trump has imposed an initial 30 percent tariff on imported solar products, a decision that the solar installation industry fought, fearing higher prices will prevent investment in rooftop arrays. read more >