19 Feb February 15, 2019
Top Political News
- Shutdown averted: President Trump has signed a sweeping spending bill hours before funding expired for parts of the government. Washington Post
- Trump Declares Emergency, Plans to Allot Billions in Additional Wall Funds. Wall Street Journal
- Mark Kelly to Run for Senate in Arizona. New York Times
- FEMA chief William ‘Brock’ Long, who faced hurricanes, wildfires and an internal investigation, quits. Washington Post
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy, Natural Resources, and Agriculture
- The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s what’s in it. Washington Post
- Wall Street Is More Than Willing to Fund the Green New Deal. Bloomberg Businessweek
- Heading south: Warming to change how US cities feel in 2080. Associated Press
- Critics say EPA action plan on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ falls short. Washington Post
Indian Affairs
- Keel: State of Native nations ‘strong,’ but feds need to do their part. Cronkite News
- Indian Country on the warming ‘front lines’. E&E News
- Officials testify on climate change’s outsized effect on Indian Country. Cronkite News
- Southeast Alaska tribe takes initial steps to create their own tribal court. KTOO
- Tribal members add extortion claim to highway shutdown suit. E&E News
- HHS to Review Indian Health Service After Revelations on Pedophile Doctor. Wall Street Journal
Labor
- Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership. Wall Street Journal
- The Union That Roars. Governing
- Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act enters House. Progressive Railroading
- Illinois Governor Eyes Bond Sale, Tax Hike to Save Pensions. Bloomberg
- ‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union. New York Times
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- New Nafta Is Threatened by Partisan Split Over Enforcement. Wall Street Journal
- Trump to get U.S. Commerce Department recommendation on auto tariffs. Reuters
- Smaller Tax Refunds Surprise Those Expecting More Relief. New York Times
- World’s Tax Collectors Look to Divvy Up Tech Giants’ Billions. Wall Street Journal
Technology
- Amazon Cancels HQ2 Plans in New York City. New York Times
- Federal Framework on Autonomous Vehicles Policy Essential, UPS Executive Says. Transport Topics
- Managing the Risks Inherent to Smart Cities. Route Fifty
- Americans Are Abandoning Public Transit—but Don’t Blame Uber. Wired
Transportation
- Feds requiring regional response teams to oil train wrecks. Associated Press
- Republican Senator Says Infrastructure Proponents Need to Be Realistic. Route Fifty
- How Bad Is America’s Infrastructure Crisis? Maybe Not As Bad As It Seems. Governing
- Gavin Newsom’s High-Speed Gift to Republicans. Politico
- You Can’t Design Bike-Friendly Cities Without Considering Race and Class. CityLab
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