Buy America

Efforts to apply domestic procurement rules to state-level spending underway in Kentucky and Oklahoma

The Buy America-compliant bus manufacturer recently landed a contract with Dallas Area Rapid Transit for 476 buses. Since its founding in 1890 as a carriage manufacturer, California-based GILLIG has...

Congress should improve anti-SLAPP laws so free speech isn't stifled.

How far will this state-level public procurement legislation advance in the Evergreen State's legislature?

A U.S. Department of Transportation Investigation revealed weaknesses in the procurement guidance given to CRRC MA.

EPA risks "being unable to determine whether it is meeting the intent of the Build America, Buy America Act -- bolstering America’s industrial base, protecting national security, and supporting...

The Alliance for American Manufacturing joined Massachusetts manufacturers on Tuesday to urge the passage of legislation to apply domestic content preferences to state government spending.

And speaking of Kentucky, there's a proposed law in the state legislature we think should get across the finish line.

Set to be in effect until 2028, the waiver "misses an opportunity to align with the Biden administration's goals of promoting emissions reductions and supporting domestic manufacturing."

A new law is a good start toward reinvesting more taxpayer dollars into local workers and businesses. Will other states enact their own measures?