August 19, 2022

22 Aug August 19, 2022

Top News

• Passenger Rail Projects in 8 States to Receive $233M in Federal Grants. Route Fifty
• White House speeds monkeypox vaccines, but not everyone likes the pace. Washington Post
• Cheney loses primary after becoming face of GOP opposition to Trump. Politico
• Biden to host unity summit against hate-fueled violence. Associated Press
• The nation’s cartoonists on this week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Biden climate victory faces ‘friction’ in luring green investment. Financial Times
• GOP govs who hate Biden’s climate bill stand to benefit big from it. Politico
• Climate change is a secret driver of inflation. Axios
• District of Columbia regulators approve $92M energy efficiency program with focus on low- and moderate-income residents. Smart Cities Dive

Indian Affairs

• Census missed housing units in rural, Native American areas. Roll Call
• Academy apologizes to Native American woman who declined Brando’s Oscar. Washington Post
• Commerce Department Invests $1M to Support Construction of Tribal Health Center on Rocky Boy Reservation. Native News
• Tribally owned Command Holdings bets big on federal contracting, scoops up $100M firm. Tribal Business News

Labor

• US, Mexico Solve Teksid Hierro Labor Violation Using Trade Pact. Bloomberg Law
• California could transform how fast food workers are treated. Vox
• Young TikTok creators organize campaign against Amazon to support workers’ union demands. NBC News
• Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules. ABC

Taxation & Trade

• USTR shrugs off EU criticism of EV tax credit. Politico
• Biden’s corporate tax hike in the Inflation Reduction Act won’t hurt most U.S. companies, Wall Street analysts say. CNBC
• US-Taiwan Trade Talks Kick Off in Long-Planned Counter to China. Bloomberg
• China’s Xi Considers Visiting Central Asia, Potential Meeting With Putin Next Month. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Big Tech is facing a data privacy squeeze. Axios
• Feds Award Funds for Technology Infusion in Transit and Highway Systems. Route Fifty
• Big Tech Has a Message for Schumer: We Come Bearing Gifts. Bloomberg
• Lyft Launches Autonomous, Electric Vehicle in Las Vegas. Governing

Transportation & Infrastructure

• $1.66B in grants for buses and bus facilities announced by Federal Transit Administration. Smart Cities Dive
• Why New York City’s Car Safety Pilot Is a Big Deal. Bloomberg City Lab
• Can Uber-like Public Transit Replace Old-fashioned Buses? Route Fifty
• ‘Boot camps’ open to help small cities compete for infrastructure grants. Smart Cities Dive

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