It wasn’t too long ago that hybrid electric vehicles were a novelty on North American roads. Now they are common.

My previous column (April 2018) covered the March 1 imposition of tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The Trump administration’s seemingly sudden declaration of a tariff policy became real when, on March 8, the President signed an order imposing a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum.

Last May the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began a rollback of Net Neutrality rules, a set of Obama administration regulations that heavily regulated Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide equal Internet access to all available Internet sites.

On April 29 of this year, President Trump signed an executive order that established the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy (OTMP) within the White House.

For the second consecutive time, Cleveland hosted Forge Fair during the first week of April. The event was a rousing success, as forging industry executives and technical experts from around the world converged on the shores of Lake Erie for three days of exhibitions and technical sessions.

The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM)'s booklet, "The Little Blue Collar Fact Book," highlights some basic facts and debunks some myths about American manufacturing that our elected officials and those of us who vote for them need to know.