December 13, 2019

16 Dec December 13, 2019

Top News

• Top Lawmakers Say Bipartisan Spending Deal Reached. Wall Street Journal
• House Judiciary Committee Approves 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump. NPR
• After Election Victory, Boris Johnson Says ‘We Are Going to Unite.’ New York Times
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• America After Climate Change, Mapped. CityLab
• California Bans Insurers From Dropping Policies Made Riskier by Climate Change. New York Times
• Government watchdog to probe movement of land management bureau out of DC. The Hill
• Oregon lawmakers welcome USFS air tanker contracts. KTVZ

Indian Affairs 

• House bill could generate more health services for Native American elders. Arizona Public Media
• Senate passes bill to protect, promote Native American languages. Farmington Daily Times
• House passes Kilmer bill to help coastal tribes facing severe weather threats. The Daily World

Labor

• Republicans Propose Wholesale Reform of Multiemployer Pension Plan System. The National Law Review
• How the Fed Lost Its Faith in ‘Full Employment’. New York Times
• Explosion of U.S. tech jobs concentrated in just five metro areas, study finds. Washington Post

Taxation & Trade

• Democrats, White House forge new North American trade deal. Associated Press
• U.S. and China Reach Initial Trade Deal. New York Times
• Oregon Businesses Breathe Sighs Of Relief Over New North American Trade Deal. Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Opportunity Zones Investors Show Appetite for Real Estate Over Startups. Route Fifty

Technology

• Autonomous Truck Makes Coast-to-Coast Run for Land O’Lakes. Heavy Duty Trucking
• Mapping the impact of dockless vehicles. SmartCitiesDive
• Lyft launches a car rental service with no mileage limit. The Verge

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Federal agency approves permit to transport liquefied natural gas via rail. FreightWaves
• USDOT unveils new loan program for short lines, regionals. Progressive Railroading
• Seattle Joins the Rush to Slow Down Traffic on City Streets. Wired
• Women love bikes—so why don’t they cycle to work? Quartz
• How Media Coverage of Car Crashes Downplays the Role of Drivers. CityLab

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