Energy, Industry Focus Areas, Regulations
May 17, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingLast week we took a closer look at the freakout over a Commerce Department circumvention investigation into solar panel imports allegedly avoiding anti-dumping duties on goods made in China. We learned the leading voice in this freakout, the trade association […]
May 12, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingEarlier this week we covered Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s appearance in front of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, where she fielded questions about Commerce’s anti-circumvention investigation into solar panel imports from southeast Asia. Lawmakers told her to hurry up with the […]
Logistics, Process, Regulations
May 10, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingDeputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Michigan on Monday to meet with top Wolverine State lawmakers to discuss ways both to fix supply chains and jump start small and medium manufacturers. Graves, flanked by Sens. Gary Peters (D) […]
May 5, 2022
Via: Electronics WeeklyNew ‘fair-play’ rules for the biggest tech firms would make it easier for people to switch between phone operating systems and mean smaller firms are alerted to algorithm changes. There are plans for fines up to 10 per cent of […]
April 29, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingIt’s getting close now: The conferees from the House and Senate will soon meet to resolve differences in the industrial policy bill, versions of which both chambers passed. The bills aren’t exactly the same – that’s why there’s a conference […]
April 20, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingThe New Hampshire legislature is set to vote on Thursday on SB 438, a bill would ensure when the state spends taxpayer money on construction projects, that money is spent on American-made products whenever possible. If you live in New […]
April 14, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingLast year Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It was a $1.2 trillion, bipartisan infrastructure bill that made a serious investment in our public highways, bridges, ports, broadband, and the long-term health of our economy. And with it […]
April 8, 2022
Via: The Wall Street JournalEconomists and analysts are skeptical that a Biden administration push to increase domestic manufacturing will have the White House’s intended effect of meaningfully taming inflation. Administration officials have said that increasing domestic manufacturing would insulate the U.S. from the kinds […]
April 5, 2022
Via: Alliance for American ManufacturingStart spreading the news: New York lawmakers are in the midst of putting together the annual state budget, and they have a major opportunity to create good jobs and strengthen local communities. Including Buy America requirements in the budget will […]
March 23, 2022
Via: The Wall Street JournalA U.S. judge ruled that ZTE Corp.’s ZTCOY 21.97% probation for violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran could end, freeing the Chinese technology company from some oversight following years of government supervision. The decision by the federal judge in Texas […]