24 Feb February 21, 2020
Top News
- How Nevada’s Three Sets Of Results Could Affect Who ‘Wins.’ FiveThirtyEight
- 6 Takeaways From The Nevada Democratic Debate. NPR
- Trump Grants Clemency to Blagojevich, Milken and Kerik. New York Times
- Trump says he is eyeing four candidates for intelligence chief. Reuters
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Toxic Superfund cleanups decline to more than 30-year low. Associated Press
- Climate Change Rises as a Public Priority. But It’s More Partisan Than Ever. New York Times
- Climate change has stolen more than a billion tons of water from the West’s most vital river. Washington Post
- The Environmental Battle Over the Mexican Border Wall. Wall Street Journal
Indian Affairs
- Indian Health Service Declines to Release Report on Sexual Abuse. Wall Street Journal
- Oklahoma’s Tribes Unite Against a Common Foe: Their Cherokee Governor. New York Times
- Tribal officials press for more, and more predictable, federal funding. Cronkite News
Labor
- Former UAW President Owen Bieber dies aged 90. Associated Press
- Why Are Workers Struggling? Because Labor Law Is Broken. New York Times
- Pension Policy Chief Detailed to Capitol Hill to Aid Senators. Bloomberg Law
Taxation & Trade
- The U.S.’s Next Trade War? As China Clash Cools, Conflict With India Looms. Wall Street Journal
- China to grant tariff exemptions on 696 U.S. goods to support purchases. Reuters
- The Liberal Economists Behind the Wealth Tax Debate. New York Times
- Lawmakers paint different pictures of Trump’s ‘opportunity zone’ program. The Hill
Technology
- Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies. Wired
- Connected world: An evolution in connectivity beyond the 5G revolution. McKinsey Global Institute
- Ensuring State Broadband Grants Go the Extra Mile. Route Fifty
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Infrastructure week hits the presidential campaign trail. Roll Call
- Buses Will Become the Priority on This City’s Streets. Route Fifty
- U.S. infrastructure needs exceed $2 trillion, American Society of Civil Engineers says. Transportation Today
- The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads. New York Times
- FRA issues ‘risk reduction’ rule for freight railroads. Progressive Railroading
- U.S. Rail Traffic Keeps Falling. Railway Age
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