Buy America

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined other administration officials, United Steelworkers members and executives at a Cleveland-Cliffs facility in Ohio to announce the new guidance.

The New York legislature already passed this important bill, which would reinvest taxpayer money back into the state's miners, companies, and communities.

The new infrastructure law is leading to increased demand for fiber optic cable to increase high speed Internet access, and Buy America preferences in that law mean the cable will be manufactured...

The Buy American Salt Act would be a big step forward in strengthening the state's Buy American preferences.

Right now, Buy American only applies to taxpayer-funded purchases of solar panels. But the federal government actually receives most of its solar power via power purchase agreements.

Two letters in the same day urge the administration toe a hard line on trade and manufacturing policy.

The Granite State now joins the federal government and dozens of states across the country in prioritizing American-made materials for taxpayer-funded construction projects. Will Massachusetts soon...

State lawmakers approved legislation to give preference to Made in America iron and steel in state-funded construction projects. The bill now heads to the governor's desk.

AAM's take: The interim guidance is "a key milestone in the broadest expansion of Buy America."

The state House of Representatives passed Buy America legislation in a vote on Thursday.