February 4, 2022

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Top News

• White House Releases Guidebook for Infrastructure Law. Route Fifty
• Democrats aiming to pass new government funding bill by Feb. 18 deadline. NBC News
• OMB nominee says new Biden budget coming in March. Roll Call
• Smart Cities Dive 2022 Outlook. Smart Cities Dive
• U.S. Covid fatalities reach highest level in a year as omicron cases subside. CNBC
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Interior weighs fee hike for upcoming public lands drilling auctions. The Hill
• Black neighborhoods at risk as climate change accelerates flooding. NBC News
• If the U.S. Wants to Fully Tackle Inflation, It Needs to Tackle Climate Change. Time
• ML Strategies Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — February 2022. National Law Review
• Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin wants the Fed to tackle climate change risks. It’s making her a target. Washington Post

Indian Affairs

• Native Americans feel overlooked in voting rights push. Axios
• Tribal groups want to boost traditional diets in federal food aid. Roll Call
• Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement from drug distributors, J&J. USA Today
• Commanders leaves Native Americans unhappy, for different reasons. Washington Post

Labor 

• Starbucks union push spreads to 54 stores in 19 states. NPR
• Weekly jobless claims total 238,000, fewer than expected. CNBC
• Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers. Reuters
• Trump busted an immigration judges union. His holdovers are blocking it again. Washington Post

Taxation & Trade

• Biden Promised to Confront China. First He Has to Confront America’s Bizarre Trade Politics. Politico Magazine
• Millions of low-income Americans eligible for tax refund boost this year. CBS News
• US’s Richest Families Set to Dodge $8.4 Trillion in Taxes Over Next Decades. Truthout
• What’s in the House’s China competition bill. CNN

Technology 

• These local governments are blazing the trail for cryptocurrency adoption. Smart Cities Dive
• Free Cybersecurity Tools Available to State and Local Governments. Route Fifty
• U.S. threatens Russia with a chip blockade. Axios
• EU drafts counteroffensive to China, US on technology rules. Politico

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Infrastructure programs on hold until Congress passes budget to fund them. Washington Post
• As the U.S. doubles down on infrastructure, here’s how to build bridges for people instead of cars. Fast Company
• ATA Presses Congress for AV Policy Directives. Transport Topics
• Biden administration urges against U.S. Postal Service plan to spend billions on gas vehicles. CNBC
• Covid-era Americans are using public transit less and having more car crashes. Guardian

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