February 15, 2019

19 Feb February 15, 2019

Top Political News

• Shutdown averted: President Trump has signed a sweeping spending bill hours before funding expired for parts of the government. Washington Post
• Trump Declares Emergency, Plans to Allot Billions in Additional Wall Funds. Wall Street Journal
• Mark Kelly to Run for Senate in Arizona. New York Times
• FEMA chief William ‘Brock’ Long, who faced hurricanes, wildfires and an internal investigation, quits. Washington Post
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy, Natural Resources, and Agriculture

• The Senate just passed the decade’s biggest public lands package. Here’s what’s in it. Washington Post 
• Wall Street Is More Than Willing to Fund the Green New Deal. Bloomberg Businessweek
• Heading south: Warming to change how US cities feel in 2080. Associated Press
• Critics say EPA action plan on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ falls short. Washington Post

Indian Affairs

• Keel: State of Native nations ‘strong,’ but feds need to do their part. Cronkite News
• Indian Country on the warming ‘front lines’. E&E News
• Officials testify on climate change’s outsized effect on Indian Country. Cronkite News
• Southeast Alaska tribe takes initial steps to create their own tribal court. KTOO
• Tribal members add extortion claim to highway shutdown suit. E&E News
• HHS to Review Indian Health Service After Revelations on Pedophile Doctor. Wall Street Journal

Labor

• Janus Barely Dents Public-Sector Union Membership. Wall Street Journal
• The Union That Roars. Governing
• Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act enters House. Progressive Railroading
• Illinois Governor Eyes Bond Sale, Tax Hike to Save Pensions. Bloomberg
• ‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union. New York Times

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• New Nafta Is Threatened by Partisan Split Over Enforcement. Wall Street Journal
• Trump to get U.S. Commerce Department recommendation on auto tariffs. Reuters
• Smaller Tax Refunds Surprise Those Expecting More Relief. New York Times
• World’s Tax Collectors Look to Divvy Up Tech Giants’ Billions. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Amazon Cancels HQ2 Plans in New York City. New York Times
• Federal Framework on Autonomous Vehicles Policy Essential, UPS Executive Says. Transport Topics
• Managing the Risks Inherent to Smart Cities. Route Fifty
• Americans Are Abandoning Public Transit—but Don’t Blame Uber. Wired

Transportation

• Feds requiring regional response teams to oil train wrecks. Associated Press
• Republican Senator Says Infrastructure Proponents Need to Be Realistic. Route Fifty
• How Bad Is America’s Infrastructure Crisis? Maybe Not As Bad As It Seems. Governing
• Gavin Newsom’s High-Speed Gift to Republicans. Politico
• You Can’t Design Bike-Friendly Cities Without Considering Race and Class. CityLab