06 Apr April 3, 2020
Top News
- What we know about the fourth coronavirus relief bill. Vox
- Democratic National Convention Pushed Back A Month, And The Format May Change. NPR
- Updating CBO’s Economic Forecast to Account for the Pandemic. The Congressional Budget Office
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Trump Administration Weakens Auto Emissions Standards. NPR
- Trump Pressured to Halt Regulatory Agenda Except for Virus Rules. Bloomberg Law
- US allowing longer shifts at nuclear plants in pandemic. Associated Press
- Wind, Solar Farms Are Seen as Havens in Coronavirus Storm. Wall Street Journal
Indian Affairs
- No running water. No electricity. On Navajo Nation, coronavirus creates worry and confusion as cases surge. Los Angeles Times
- Mashpee tribe launches new legal fight to retain reservation. Cape Cod Times
- Tribal nations demand response to climate relocation. High Country News
Labor
- Labor Fight Collides With the Pandemic at Trader Joe’s. New York Times
- Young workers likely to be hard hit as COVID-19 strikes a blow to restaurants and other service sector jobs. Pew Research Center
- Trump Administration Scales Back Paid Leave in Coronavirus Relief Law. New York Times
Taxation & Trade
- States, Cities Already Cutting Jobs With Financial Toll Mounting. Bloomberg
- U.S. officials agree on new ways to control high tech exports to China – sources. Reuters
- U.S. Trade Gap Narrowed in February as Coronavirus Spread. Wall Street Journal
- White House Stresses Payments Will Come Soon, As Unemployment Soars. NPR
Technology
- Washington State OKs Facial Recognition Law Seen as National Model. Wall Street Journal
- General Motors, Honda to jointly develop two new electric vehicles. Reuters
- Google Reveals Location Data to Help Public Health Officials. Wired
Transportation & Infrastructure
- FTA allocates $25 billion in virus aid to transit agencies. Progressive Railroading
- Pelosi scales back coronavirus infrastructure proposal. The Hill
- COVID Relief Bill Grants Transit’s Wish — But Some Say Still More Will Be Needed. Next City
- Trail Group Asks to Convert Roads to Paths for Safer Social Distancing. Gear Junkie
- They Can’t Afford to Quarantine. So They Brave the Subway. New York Times
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