June 1, 2018

05 Jun June 1, 2018

Top Political News

• McConnell’s Plan for a Packed Summer Senate Agenda. Roll Call
• Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Resigns. National Public Radio
• Trump Pardons Dinesh D’Souza, Mulls Commutation for Rod Blagojevich. Wall Street Journal
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Buffett utility to be first in U.S. to reach 100 percent renewables. Reuters
• Electric vehicles on path to triple. The Hill
• Trump Orders Perry to Stem Coal, Nuclear Power Plant Closures. Bloomberg
• Attorneys general sue EPA, claiming illegal delay of landfill regulation. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• Washington Tribes Vow To Fight Canadian Pipeline Expansion. KUOW
• Klamath tribes sue over management of quality of lake. Associated Press
• Upper Skagit tribe takes sovereignty battle to U.S. Supreme Court. Go Skagit

Labor

• Canadian Pacific Railway Strike Ends. Wall Street Journal
• Largest federal employees union sues Trump over ‘official time’ rollback. Washington Post
• Union Activity Ramps Up in Advance of Supreme Court Decision. Wall Street Journal
• More Governments Turning to Gig Economy for Help. Governing

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• U.S. Added 223,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Rate at 3.8%. New York Times
• Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on the E.U., Canada and Mexico. Washington Post
• NAFTA on the brink as Trump fights with Mexico, Canada. Politico
• China Cuts Tariffs Ahead of U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Visit to Beijing. New York Times
• North Korea official meets Trump in rare White House visit, carries letter. Reuters

Technology

• Uber Plans IPO in 2019, Wants to Be ‘Amazon for Transportation.’ Gizmodo
• Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat. Wired
• Unfortunately, the Electric Scooters Are Fantastic. The Atlantic
• Transportation officials testing drones for designing roads. KNSS
• “Data is the new asphalt”: High-tech Colorado road test to be first of its kind in the U.S., may improve traffic and save lives. Denver Post

Transportation

• FTA finalizes rule for private investment in transit projects. Progressive Railroading
• Yes, Transit-Rich Neighborhoods Are More Affordable. CityLab
• Uber and Lyft may have to disclose Seattle data they claim secret, Supreme Court rules. Seattle Times
• Lawmakers request meeting with Amtrak CEO over funding for route. The Hill