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Rapidly climbing inflation in the U.S. is accelerating calls from governors and state leaders to provide immediate tax relief to cash-strapped residents facing higher prices on everyday products such as gas, milk and electricity.

An Alaskan state senator and professional driver is sponsoring Truck Driver Appreciation Day legislation to permanently recognize truckers for their service.

OTTAWA — Police began arresting protesters Feb. 18 in a bid to break the three-week-long string of protests around Canada’s capital by hundreds of truckers angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Congressional lawmakers are proposing measures that include a suspension of the federal gas tax to stave off soaring prices at the pump, and are considering other remedies to ease inflationary price increases as Congress averted a federal government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints of Tesla Inc. cars with Autopilot driver assist that suddenly brake at high speeds, the latest in a string of confrontations between the company and safety regulators.

Legislation designed to facilitate recovery efforts for communities and commercial corridors hard-hit by natural disasters is ready for debate before the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber’s top transportation policymaker said recently.

Companies that use global supply chains to cover up collusion and criminal conduct could face fines equivalent to 10% of their revenue.

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance unexpectedly rose for the first time since mid-January, mainly concentrated in a few states in the South and Midwest, while most others declined.

Major manufacturer Oshkosh Defense says it’s sticking with South Carolina for its $155 million mail truck plant, despite efforts by Wisconsin officials and union leaders to keep the company’s new investment in their state. The Oshkosh, Wis.-based company expects to hire 1,000 workers in South Carolina’s Upstate.