21 Feb February 19, 2021
Top News
- House aims to vote on Covid relief bill by the end of next week, Pelosi says. CNBC
- Could this be the return of earmarks? CNN
- Democrats Unveil Sweeping Immigration Bill. NPR
- Covid vaccine shipments will be delayed because of weather, CDC says. NBC
- Treasury’s Yellen says U.S. ‘desperately’ needs Congress to act on stimulus. Reuters
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Senate committee plans grid reliability hearing after Texas outages. The Hill
- U.S. rejoins Paris climate agreement. Now comes the daunting part. NBC
- SEC’s Coates says agency should help create ESG disclosure system. Reuters
- House Democrats Ready to Address Climate Crisis, Pallone Says. Transport Topics
- The Texas Power Grid Failure Is a Climate Change Cautionary Tale? Time
Indian Affairs
- Why Native Americans Are Getting COVID-19 Vaccines Faster. NPR
- Native Americans ‘Left Out in the Cold’ Under Trump Press Biden for Action. New York Times
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces $220 million contract awards for the clean-up of more than 50 abandoned uranium mine sites on the Navajo Nation. Indian Country Today
- For the first time, a Native American may oversee U.S. policies on tribal nations. The Harvard Gazette
- Climate justice must include Indigenous sovereignty. Berkeley Beacon
Labor
- Jobless claims jump: Another 861,000 Americans filed for initial benefits last week. CNN
- Biden discusses COVID relief and infrastructure with top labor leaders. Reuters
- Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening. New York Times
- Governor Signs Bill for Indiana COVID-19 Lawsuit Shield. US News
- Lawmakers Call for Federal Program to Upgrade Unemployment Systems. Route Fifty
- Cal/OSHA COVID-19–Related Citations May Provide Leverage to Labor Unions and Their Members. National Law Review
Taxation & Trade
- China overtakes US as EU’s biggest trading partner. BBC News
- Democrats urge IRS to extend tax-filing season. The Hill
- Biden’s trade czar nominee Tai to get Feb. 25 Senate confirmation hearing. Reuters
- U.S. Treasury reaps a windfall as stock sales surge. Politico
- Pandemic Drives Historic State Tax Revenue Drop. Pew Research Center
- Democrats’ stimulus plan would cut taxes by an average of $3,100, analysis shows. CNN
Technology
- House to grill Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs as Washington seeks to crack down on disinformation, antitrust. Washington Post
- Big Tech lobbying groups sue Maryland to stop country’s first digital advertising tax. CNN
- Facebook and Google could lose bargaining power under upcoming U.S. bill to help news outlets. Reuters
- FTC Chair Rebecca Slaughter Outlines Data Privacy Enforcement Agenda. JD Supra
- Hill Report: who wants to talk to Reddit? The Verge
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership. Bloomberg CityLab
- Texas’s power grid failing shows why Biden needs to go big on infrastructure. Washington Post
- Inslee Taking ‘Strategic Role’ When it Comes to Transportation Package. KPQ
- Transit workers face growing rate of assaults: ‘There’s not much we can do’. Smart Cities Dive
- DOT Opens Funding Opportunity for $889 Million in INFRA Grants. Transport Topics
- PennDOT Announces ‘Major Bridge P3 Initiative’ Next Steps, Private-Sector Opportunities. PennDOT
- ACPA Participates in Highway Users Roundtable with Hill Staff. ECPA
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