On March 8, the Canadian province of Ontario enacted the Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018, in response to Buy American laws adopted by states, in particular one that New York will implement on April 1. This post examines the new provincial law and how its
This post has been updated to reflect the Governor’s signature of the legislation. On June 20, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced that they had reached agreement on legislation that will require the use of American-made
UPDATE: New York Enacts Narrow Buy American Legislation New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing a Buy American bill that would be “groundbreaking”, the strongest state mandate for the purchase of American-made products. The NY legislation would
A recent posting considered a provision in legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that may restrict negotiations of new procurement commitments. The provision is aimed at prohibiting new waivers of the Buy American Act of 1933, which applies