Weekly Trek: August 5, 2016

Weekly Trek: August 5, 2016

The Weekly Trek

August 5, 2016

Top Political News

  • Economy adds 255K jobs in July, beating expectations. The Hill
  • Clinton leads Trump by 15 points nationwide: poll. The Hill
  • Fueled by Small Donations, Donald Trump Makes Up Major Financial Ground. NY Times
  • In a Hard-Edged Campaign Year, Senate Races Take a Centrist Tone. Wall Street Journal
  • Clinton broadens campaign effort to target wary Republicans. Washington Post
  • DNC cleans house after emails. The Hill
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Transportation

  • USDOT awards $500 million in TIGER VIII grants. Progressive Railroading
  • White House unveils plan to boost drones. The Hill
  • Fuel Fees Boost Infrastructure Funding While Gasoline Pump Prices Keep Sinking. AASHTO
  • Pacific Northwest Weighs Response to Risks Posed by Oil Trains. NY Times
  • Transportation, Energy Projects to Get Climate Reviews. BNA
  • How to make a clean car even cleaner. E&E News
  • Uber wants Oregon Legislature to allow ride-hailing apps statewide. Oregonian 

Energy & Natural Resources

  • As Obama’s climate rule turns 1, markets and politics diverge. E&E News
  • Nestle Stirs Controversy With New Plan For Northwest Water Bottling Plant. OPB
  • Everyone Despises SolarCity Deal, Except Tesla Shareholders. NY Times
  • Solar Impulse 2 pilot: ‘We are at the limit of the technology’. E&E News
  • Cutting carbon in poor areas is hard sell for EPA. E&E News

Labor

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • An Implied Visa-Application Question: Is Your Country Rich Enough?. The Atlantic
  • Trade Now a ‘Wedge Issue’ Among Republicans, No Matter Who Wins White House. InsideSources
  • State Budgets’ Forecast: Cloudy. Governing
  • Gov. Kate Brown finally takes a stance on controversial tax measure. Portland Business Journal

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