14 Dec The Weekly Trek: December 11, 2015
Weekly Trek
December 11, 2015
Transportation
- House reauthorizes freight rail oversight panel. The Hill
- Ford investing in ride-hailing services, expanding electric vehicles. Reuters
- AAR, APTA offer an industry outlook from the association perspective. Progressive Railroading
- House passes visa waiver reform bill with strong bipartisan support. Washington Post
- Bypass controversy heated up again on Thursday. Newberg Graphic
Energy & Natural Resources
- Paris climate talks edge toward deal but discrepancies remain. Wall Street Journal
- Water demands and drought are top of mind for Oregon experts. Portland Business Journal
- Columbia Gorge water bottling ban closer to ballot. Statesman Journal
- How climate change has already ravaged Oregon. Portland Business Journal
- Nuclear reactors developed in Corvallis can be ‘game-changer,’ energy secretary says at climate talks. Bloomberg News
Labor
- Congress pushes for delay in ‘Cadillac Tax’ on health plans. Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive: Uber winning make or break legal battles across America. Reuters
- UAW contracts left open health care change. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Lawmakers to push for more scrutiny of foreign visitors. The Hill
- Deal to end oil export ban in sight. The Hill
- McConnell warns that trade deal can’t pass Congress before 2016 elections. Washington Post
- Ex-Im Bank back open, but Boeing, GE deals left out for now. Seattle Times
- There’s still hope for large, year-end tax package. Washington Post
Top Political News
- House passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdown. Wall Street Journal
- The Paul Ryan way. Politico
- GOP preparing for contested convention. Washington Post
- The ‘snail’s pace’ of Omnibus negotiations. Roll Call
- Nations on cusp of climate pact. The Hill
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
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