January 14, 2022

18 Jan January 14, 2022

Top News

• Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills. Associated Press
• Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed; Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson as governors. CNBC
• Biden directs surge teams to states hit hardest by omicron. Roll Call
• Flush With Federal Aid, City Finance Officers Offer Optimistic Outlook. RouteFifty
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Energy Department will recruit 1,000 additional staffers for new corps to tackle the climate crisis. CNN
• America’s Most Energy Efficient Cities. New York Times
• White House scientific integrity panel draws its own scrutiny. Axios
• ESG investors urge regulators to create game plan for climate risk. Roll Call

Indian Affairs

• Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, dies of cancer at 85. NPR
• School employee stole 3,000 Apple iPods earmarked for Native American kids. The Verge
• Native American Advocates Discuss Barriers To Broadband Before Senate. Nextgov
• Indigenous news outlets, nonprofits drive deeper coverage. The Seattle Times

Labor 

• Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses, allows it for health care workers. Yahoo Finance
• New York Professors File Civil Rights Suit Over Union Membership. Bloomberg Law
• SCOTUS will review Wash. workers’ comp law for federal contractors. Reuters
• Covid Spousal Death Case Threatens Workers’ Compensation Defense. Bloomberg

Taxation & Trade

• India to allow in imports of U.S. pork and products, U.S. officials say. Reuters
• Here’s how rising inflation may affect your 2021 tax bill. CNBC
• Truckers Fret Over Pending Covid-19 Vaccine Rules at U.S.-Canada Border. Wall Street Journal
• Holiday retail sales hit record despite omicron surge, inflation. The Hill

Technology 

• Tech giants play the blame game. Axios
• Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube. The Hill
• YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say. The Guardian
• Top Public Sector Cybersecurity Threat No Longer is Employees. Route Fifty

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Biden to tout new bridge program at infrastructure law’s 60-day mark. The Hill
• Lyft, Bird execs say subsidies, infrastructure crucial to expanding micromobility. Smart Cities Dive
• Senate votes to confirm Amit Bose as FRA administrator. Mass Transit
• How U.S. Infrastructure Plans Shrank in Ambition. Bloomberg CityLab
• Are Venmo and PayPal the Future of Turnpike Tolling?  RouteFifty

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