16 Jan January 12, 2018
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Top Political News
- Will the government shut down next week? It’s possible. Washington Post
- A division for Democrats: Force a shutdown, or push for a political victory? Washington Post
- Senators Contradict Trump Denial of Using Crude Remark in Immigration Meeting. Wall Street Journal
- CHART: Tracking Retirements From Congress. National Public Radio
- Oprah 2020, explained. Vox
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Battling Climate Change from the Back Seat of an S.U.V. New York Times
- Interior plans to move thousands of workers in the biggest reorganization in its history. Washington Post
- Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants. Washington Post
- Florida got an exemption to the offshore drilling plan. Now 12 other states want one too. Vox
- With EPA agreement, Port sees Superfund cleanup progress. Portland Business Journal
Indian Affairs
- Indian Tribes Take Opioid Companies to Court. Governing
- Forest land now under tribe control. Coos Bay The World
- Tribes try to exert more influence over federal farm bill. Minnesota Public Radio
Labor
- What does a $15 minimum wage do to the economy? Economists are starting to find out. Washington Post
- ‘Fiduciary Rule’ Poised for Second Life Under Trump Administration. Wall Street Journal
- Kentucky becomes the first state allowed to impose Medicaid work requirement. Washington Post
- Economists Think the U.S. Economy Is At or Near Full Employment. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Survives, but G.M. and Tesla Aren’t Cheering. New York Times
- GOP leaders reject gas tax increase after Trump floats the idea. Washington Post
- U.S. will renegotiate NAFTA or pull out: Mnuchin. Reuters
- GOP Tax Law Could Starve Cities of Revenue. Governing
Technology
- Toyota Joins With Uber and Amazon to Find Its Self-Driving Future. Wired
- GM will make an autonomous car without steering wheel or pedals by 2019. The Verge
- To Measure the ‘Uber Effect,’ Cities Get Creative. CityLab
- Trump infrastructure plan to include shift toward driverless vehicles. Las Vegas Review-Journal
- U.S. Supreme Court to Review Bid to Collect Internet Sales Tax. Bloomberg
Transportation
- Trump Infrastructure Plan Will Limit Regulations, DOT Exec Says. Transport Topics
- Trump’s infrastructure plan may slip to next month. The Hill
- NTSB issues safety recommendations to UP, FRA and AAR. Progressive Railroading
- Bipartisan Report Underscores Hard Truths About Infrastructure Funding. Route Fifty
- FRA proposes delay in safety training requirements. Progressive Railroading
- NS assists in $1 billion worth of industrial development. Progressive Railroading
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