June 22, 2018

25 Jun June 22, 2018

Top Political News

• White House proposes federal government overhaul, including a consolidation of safety-net programs. Washington Post
• Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart. New York Times
• House overwhelmingly passes final opioid package. Politico
• U.S. House Republicans delay immigration vote until next week. Reuters

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump admin floats changes to environmental review standards. The Hill
• House Passes Farm Bill With Controversial Work Requirements. National Public Radio
• California and Eight Other States Push Plan to Boost Zero-Emission Vehicles. Wall Street Journal

Indian Affairs

• President Trump Is Spurring Native American Women to Run for Office. Time
• Tribal affairs agencies make progress, not enough to satisfy senators. Cronkite News
• Seattle Hikers May Be Trampling On Tribal Treaty Rights. Oregon Public Broadcasting

Labor

• Growth in Retiring Baby Boomers Strains U.S. Entitlement Programs. Wall Street Journal
• The next wave of labor reform is swelling in the Midwest. The Hill
• Government Employees File Suit To Destabilize Oregon Union Payments. Oregon Public Broadcasting

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Supreme Court rules that states can require online retailers to collect sales taxes. Washington Post
• Wilbur Ross Announces First Results From 20,000 Tariff-Exclusion Requests. Wall Street Journal
• Senators Press Commerce Secretary on National Security Approach to Tariffs. Transport Topics
• Trump threatens tariff on European cars. Politico
• OPEC Agrees to Deal to Lift Oil Output. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door. New York Times
• How GM trains human drivers to monitor its autonomous cars. The Verge
• Massachusetts Welcomes Self-Driving Cars – With a Couple Caveats. Wired
• Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer in exchange for cheaper fares. Quartz

Transportation

• ‘Dumping the Pump’ to Promote Public Transit. Route Fifty
• White House tries to revive air traffic control spinoff plan. Politico
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer Pitches User Charge to Spur Infrastructure Funding. Transport Topics
• Why Little Vehicles Will Conquer the City. CityLab