April 10, 2020

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Top News

• Small-Business Aid Stalls in Senate as Democrats Demand More Funds. New York Times
• Bernie Sanders ends his second bid for the presidency. Vox
• Joe Biden Won The Primary. Now He’s Trying To Win Over Progressive Groups. NPR
• Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 100,000. Wall Street Journal
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Worries Arise That Coronavirus-Prompted Rule Changes Go Too Far. Bloomberg Environment
• Another Way to See the Recession: Power Usage Is Way Down. New York Times
• Trump Says Oil Producers ‘Close To A Deal’ To Stabilize Cost. NPR
• Global EV sales will drop 43% in 2020 due to COVID-19, lower oil prices: WoodMac. Utility Dive

Indian Affairs

• Casino closures in Indian Country hit core tribal services. High Country News
• Indian Country, where residents suffer disproportionately from disease, is bracing for coronavirus. Washington Post
• Overcrowding Makes It Hard For Native Americans To Socially Distance. NPR

Labor

• Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia faces blowback as he curtails scope of worker relief in unemployment crisis. Washington Post
• Uber and Lyft Drivers Face Hurdles to Stimulus Bill Benefits. New York Times
• Pandemic sparks tech workers’ interest in unions. Axios
• Jobs Carnage Mounts: 17 Million File For Unemployment In 3 Weeks. NPR

Taxation & Trade

• Small-Business Loans Face Delays Even as Coronavirus Program Expands. Wall Street Journal
• Fed rolls out $2.3 trillion to backstop ‘Main Street,’ local governments. Reuters
• IRS, Treasury launch online tool to get stimulus payments to nonfilers. Politico
• Coronavirus: ‘Drop in global trade to be worse than 2008 crisis.’ BBC

Technology

• Federal agencies launch $9M Civic Innovation Challenge. Smart Cities Dive
• Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android. The Verge
• Reporting for Coronavirus Duty: Robots That Go Where Humans Fear to Tread. Wall Street Journal
• A guide to healthy skepticism of artificial intelligence and coronavirus. Brookings Institution

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• AASHTO asks Congress for federal emergency funds for state DOTs. Progressive Railroading
• Transportation sends $1B in emergency assistance to Amtrak. The Hill
• Transit Agencies’ Challenge Is to Balance Service with Safety. Route Fifty
• As Coronavirus Quiets Streets, Some Cities Speed Road and Transit Fixes. CityLab
• Build Cities for Bikes, Buses, and Feet—Not Cars. Wired

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