April 5, 2019

11 Apr April 5, 2019

Top News

• Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio joins Democratic presidential race. Washington Post
• Trump Wants U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza To Lead Small Business Administration. NPR
• Trump Picks Herman Cain for Fed Seat. Wall Street Journal
• Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees. Politico
• Barr to testify before Congress Tuesday on budget request. The Hill
• Biden pledges in video to be more ‘respectful’ of personal space. Politico
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• Congress questions National Park Service over proposal to charge for protests. Washington Post
• Trump’s Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New Files Show. New York Times
• How AI Might Be Used to Battle Wildfires. Wall Street Journal
• What Remains of Bears Ears. Washington Post

Indian Affairs

• The Missouri River Flood Hits a Historic Native American Homeland. The New Yorker
• Gila River leader says feds’ inattention to roads drives other problems. Cronkite News
• Waiting for Congress to fund tribal water projects … as promised. Indian Country Today

Labor

• Court rejects trucking group’s challenge to independent contractor ruling. Los Angeles Times
• Labor unions wade into 2020 race with caution after being burned in 2016. Los Angeles Times
• U.S. Moves to Limit Wage Claims Against Chains Like McDonald’s. New York Times
• U.S. Private Sector Added 129,000 Jobs in March. Wall Street Journal

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump backs off border shutdown but threatens auto tariffs. Associated Press
• Trump Says U.S.-China Trade Deal Close, but No Summit Plans Yet. Wall Street Journal
• Canada says reopening USMCA trade pact could be a ‘Pandora’s box.’ Reuters
• Dem to offer bill to expand electric vehicle tax credit. The Hill

Technology

• Why some green investors are passing on Uber and Lyft. Reuters
• The Race to Code the Curb. CityLab
• Federal Agency Drone Use to Monitor Natural Disasters Expanded Dramatically in 2018. Route Fifty

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees roads and levees as an unglitzy path to the presidency. Washington Post
• New York’s Congestion-Pricing System Will Serve as Road Test for Other Cities. New York Times
• A Revolution Sweeping Railroads Upends How America Moves Its Stuff. Wall Street Journal
• Why Trains Are So Much Greener Than Cars or Airplanes. CityLab