January 17, 2020

21 Jan January 17, 2020

Top News

• Trump’s trial begins at the start of an election year. Associated Press
• Senate Passes Revised NAFTA, Sending Pact to Trump’s Desk. New York Times
• Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline. NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources 

• Oregon Governor Proposes New Wildfire Protection Plan. Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Renewable energy is growing fast in the U.S., but fossil fuels still dominate. Pew Research Center
• To stop Trump fracking plans, California is going to court. LA Times
• Land Bureau Begins Overhaul of Flashpoint Federal Grazing Rules. Bloomberg Environment

Indian Affairs 

• Louisiana tribes file complaint with United Nations over U.S. inaction on climate change. Nola.com
• Schools start teaching lessons from Oregon’s Native American tribes. Register Guard
• Native American veterans still struggling to get the health care they were promised. Cronkite News

Labor

• To Guide the Labor Movement’s Future, She Looks to Its Past. The New York Times
• Automation and labor market institutions. Brookings Institution
• Judge Sides With California Trucking Association, Issues Preliminary Injunction in AB 5 Fight. Transport Topics
• Employers post fewer jobs in November. Associated Press

Taxation & Trade

• What are the differences between NAFTA and the USMCA? PBS NewsHour
• Treasury’s internal watchdog is probing the Trump administration’s Opportunity Zone program. NBC News
• What’s in (and Not in) the U.S.-China Trade Deal. New York Times

Technology

• The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones. The Guardian
• We’re blowing it with self-driving car safety reporting, Cruise says. The Verge
• Amazon Sought $1 Billion in Incentives on Top of Lures for HQ2. Wall Street Journal

Transportation & Infrastructure

• USDOT Announces $900 Million for Freight, Highway Grants. Transport Topics
• Behind the Gains in U.S. Public Transit Ridership. CityLab
• Research panel debates funding sources for truck parking. Freight Waves
• Oregon’s US Senators Join Call To Reject LNG-By-Rail Rules. Oregon Public Broadcasting

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