Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Dec. 15 requiring the state to buy American-made structural iron and steel for all state surface road and bridge projects worth more than $1 million. Ontario and Quebec said they may take retaliatory trade measures. Colin Shonk, a spokesperson for the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., said he is concerned, “and New York businesses should be as well, as many rely on Canadian suppliers and cross-border supply chains to make their products.... Closing off New York’s procurement market could result in: higher price tags, fewer projects funded, and fewer people hired in New York State.” Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.