11 Jun June 11, 2021
Top News
- House panel advances $547 billion surface transportation bill. Roll Call
- Biden to Send 500 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine to 100 Countries Over a Year. New York Times
- 3 takeaways from NLC’s ‘State of the Cities’ report. Smart Cities Dive
- Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’ Associated Press
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Company officially nixes Keystone XL pipeline. The Hill
- 4 climate obstacles facing Biden at the G-7. Politico
- Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Hits Record High Despite Pandemic Dip. New York Times
- Biden administration proposes offshore wind energy sale near NY, NJ. Reuters
- The huge gap between today’s policies and Paris goals. Axios
Indian Affairs
- Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives, But Problems Remain. NPR
- New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Partners with Harvard University to Memorialize. Red Lakes
- Opinion: Deb Haaland: My grandparents were stolen from their families as children. We must learn about this history. Washington Post
- Indian Affairs Promised To Reform Tribal Jails. We Found Death, Neglect And Disrepair. NPR
Labor
- Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Weaken Public-Sector Labor Unions. Bloomberg
- Department Of Labor Reverses Trump Rule For Independent Contractors. Forbes
- Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers. NPR
- New York Times Made Staff Nix Pro-Union Images, Guild Says. Bloomberg
Taxation & Trade
- U.S. files second labor complaint in Mexico under trade pact. Reuters
- Biden and G-7 leaders will endorse a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%. CNBC
- Ambassador Tai to Outline Biden’s Goal of Worker-Focused Trade Policy. New York Times
- Trans-Atlantic talks to end steel tariffs face a tough problem: China. Politico
- New report reignites push for wealth tax. The Hill
Technology
- Senate passes bill to boost US science and tech innovation to compete with China. USA Today
- Biden revokes and replaces Trump executive orders that banned TikTok. CNBC
- SEC to Review Market Structure as Meme Stocks Stir Frenzy. Wall Street Journal
- India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And ‘Digital Colonialism’. NPR
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Cities Need More Than Rescue Aid to Fix Their Roads. Bloomberg CityLab
- U.S. taps transit agencies to help reach COVID-19 vaccine goals. Reuters
- Ten Senate Democrats and Republicans say they reached five-year, nearly $1 trillion infrastructure deal. Washington Post
- Transit funding a flashpoint in surface transportation debate. Smart Cities Dive
- Gas-Tax Indexing to Fund Infrastructure Gains Senate Momentum. Transport Topics
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