April 9, 2021

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Top News

• Biden unveils $1.52 trillion budget proposal. Axios
• Trump relaunches his fundraising machine after months of quiet. Politico
• J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Deliveries to Drop Sharply Next Week. Wall Street Journal
• Biden on Infrastructure: ‘We Will Not Be Open to Doing Nothing.’ RouteFifty
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• EPA Chief Says Biden Infrastructure Bill Will Help The U.S. Face Climate Change. NPR
• How the US could make its new climate target fair — to the rest of the world. Vox
• Big U.S. Wind, Solar Buildout Won’t Satisfy Biden Climate Goal. Bloomberg Green
• Local governments set record for new renewable energy procurement in 2020, groups report. Smart Cities Dive

Indian Affairs

• Biden nominates Interior deputy as department’s top lawyer. The Hill
• Minneapolis’s Native American community is closely watching the trial. New York Times
• Decision strikes key parts of Native American adoptions law. Politico
• U.S. Forest Service Investigating Defacing of Ancient Native American Site in Georgia. Native News Online

Labor

• Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds. New York Times
• The union drive at Amazon signals a potential sea change for the labor movement. Will it last? Washington Post
• U.S. weekly jobless claims rise again, but labor market recovery gaining steam. Reuters
• U.S. Secretary Of Labor Discusses The American Jobs Plan. NPR
• Amazon defeats historic Alabama union effort. BBC

Taxation & Trade

• Biden faces tough choice over a battery plant in Georgia. Politico
• Biden’s plan to overhaul tax code would close offshore tax loopholes. NBC
• US trade sanctions appropriate response to China’s actions. AJOT
• Biden Tax Plan Seen Hitting Tech, Pharmaceutical Companies. Bloomberg
• Biden administration slaps export controls on Chinese firms for aiding PLA weapons development. Washington Post

Technology

• U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on tech bill to combat China. Reuters
• Exclusive: Google urges Biden to work with EU on tech and trade. Axios
• Single Sign-in For Government Services Expands to States, Localities. RouteFifty
• There’s Another Way to Pay for Infrastructure Projects. Bloomberg CityLab
• Biden Tests Tech Giants’ Support for Global Tax Reform. Wall Street Journal

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says ‘there is racism physically built’ into America’s infrastructure. The Hill
• It’s time to ‘redefine what infrastructure is,’ says USCM president. Smart Cities Dive
• US: USDOT lists transportation projects in $2 trillion plan to woo Congress. Mass Transit
• Highway Foes Emboldened as Buttigieg Puts Houston Project on Pause. Bloomberg CityLab

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