August 4, 2017

August 4, 2017

The Weekly Trek

August 4, 2017

Top Political News

  • U.S. Hiring Maintains Strong Pace as Jobless Rate Falls to 16-Year Low. Wall Street Journal
  • Where things stand on Capitol Hill heading into the August recess. Politico
  • Special Counsel Mueller using grand jury in federal court in Washington as part of Russia investigation. Washington Post
  • Sessions Vows Crackdown on Leaks. Wall Street Journal
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

  • Tight fiscal deadlines await lawmakers after recess. E&E 
  • A Bird’s-Eye View of a Bad Wildfire Season in the West. Route Fifty
  • Watchdog to investigate Zinke’s calls to Alaska senators. E&E
  • The U.S. Interior Department Has a New Mission: To Make Money. Bloomberg
  • Obama rules could yield $300B annually in benefits — study. E&E

Indian Affairs

  • Dakotas Tribes Eligible for Federal Land Buyback Program. US News
  • Tribes likely getting more say in future. Bismark Tribune
  • Tribes Launch Hemp Project. KPQ

Labor

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • Mexico sets out NAFTA goals ahead of re-negotiation talks: document. Reuters
  • Mexico says NAFTA rules of origin may be toothless. AP
  • Meet the poker-faced top trade mind expected to lead Canada’s NAFTA negotiating team. The Hill Times
  • Behind the Rhetoric of Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ Tax Plans. Center for American Progress
  • Designing a Territorial Tax System: A Review of OECD Systems. Tax Foundation

Technology

  • Automated Buses Are Here, Now We Have to Decide How They Will Reshape Our Cities. Fast Company
  • That Drone Hovering Over Your Home? It’s the Insurance Inspector. Wall Street Journal
  • Smoke, Then Fire: Uber Knowingly Leased Unsafe Cars to Drivers. Wall Street Journal
  • Hyperloop Just Broke Its Speed Record. That Was The Easy Part. Route Fifty

Transportation

  • Senate Appropriations OKs transportation funding bill. Progressive Railroading
  • Rethinking transportation for the 21st century. The Hill
  • Toyota and Mazda join forces on electric vehicles. Is this the end of the road for gas cars? Washington Post
  • What Judges Don’t Understand About Transportation. Governing
  • Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration: Who Is Ronald Batory? All Gov
  • Senators eye ticket fee to overhaul airports. The Hill
  • CSX pains lead to Norfolk Southern gains. Virginian-Pilot
  • CN derailment prompts TSB to recommend track inspection changes.Progressive Railroading
  • Buyers Bet on Infrastructure, With or Without Trump. Bloomberg
  • State gas tax, fee hikes local boon. Newberg Graphic

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