January 26, 2018

29 Jan January 26, 2018

Top Political News

• Government Shutdown Ends After 3 Days of Recriminations. New York Times
• Justice Department threatens to subpoena records in escalating battle with ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions. Washington Post
• Has the Tide Turned Against Partisan Gerrymandering?  The Atlantic
• Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Alex Azar as Health Secretary. New York Times
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump’s Infrastructure Push Targets Permit Rules. Wall Street Journal
• EPA pushes unified national fuel emissions standard. The Hill
• Coal’s Decline Seems Impervious to Trump’s Promises. New York Times
• Supreme Court ruling complicates next steps on WOTUS. E&E News

Indian Affairs

• Tribes Say Medicaid Work Requirements Jeopardize Health Care. Associated Press
• SCOTUS Declines to Consider Whether Tribal Courts Have Jurisdiction to Adjudicate Employment Claims. National Law Review
• Wisconsin tribe sues Corps, EPA over permitting of sulfide mine. Reuters

Labor

• Uber CEO calls for new benefits system for gig economy workers. The Hill
• Uber-Union Proposal on Benefits Met With Skepticism From Labor. Bloomberg
• Unions Widen Who They’re Fighting For. Governing
• NLRB General Counsel Signals Important Changes at NLRB. National Law Review

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump imposes tariffs on solar panels and washing machines in first major trade action of 2018. Washington Post
• Freight-rail groups: Don’t scrap NAFTA. Progressive Railroading
• Trump leaves door open to a reworked Pacific Rim deal. Politico
• Trump, in Davos, Hopes to Sell the Story of U.S. Success. New York Times

Technology

• Should Transit Agencies Panic? CityLab
• People Keep Confusing Their Teslas For Self-Driving Cars. Wired
• Auto Industry Tells Congress to Pump Brakes On Self-Driving Car Regulation. Route Fifty
• States and Cities Keep the Battle for Net Neutrality Alive. Wired

Transportation

• A Shortage of Trucks Is Forcing Companies to Cut Shipments or Pay Up. Wall Street Journal
• The long-promised Trump infrastructure plan may just have leaked. Vox
• Trump to announce $1.7 trillion infrastructure package at State of the Union. The Hill
• NS attributes higher profit to volume growth, strategic plan. Progressive Railroading
• Union Pacific CEO: Train Braking Technology Is Clogging the Railway. Wall Street Journal