June 26, 2020

29 Jun June 26, 2020

Top News

• U.S. sets another single-day record for new coronavirus cases. Washington Post
• House Approves Police Reform Bill, But Issue Stalled Amid Partisan Standoff. NPR
• Biden will accept nomination at the Democratic convention in Milwaukee, delegates told to stay home. CNBC
• Biden Will Debate Trump Three Times—Even Though Trump Wanted Four Face-Offs. Forbes
• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare. CNN

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump administration wants drilling on more than two-thirds of the largest swath of U.S. public land. Washington Post
• Playing the Odds on the Next California Wildfire. Bloomberg City Lab
• Iowa’s Joni Ernst blocks Trump EPA nominee in scuffle over biofuels mandate. Washington Examiner

Indian Affairs

• Tribes in a Battle for Their Share of Virus Stimulus Money. New York Times
• South Dakota Tribe Sues Feds to Keep COVID-19 Checkpoints. U.S. News & World Report
• Native American activists planning protests for Trump’s Mount Rushmore visit. The Hill

Labor

• Report: State, local aid needed to avert 4 million layoffs. Associated Press
• The Urgency of Returning to Full Employment. Wall Street Journal
• Trump Administration Targets ESG Funds With 401(k) Rule. Bloomberg
• Another 1.48 million workers are newly unemployed. Washington Post 

Taxation & Trade

• Black Businesses Largely Miss Out on Opportunity Zone Money. Route Fifty
• Mnuchin says he may consider second tax due-date extension. Accounting Today
• China Trade Deal ‘Fully Intact,’ Trump Says, as Top Adviser Stirs Confusion. Wall Street Journal
• ‘Sin Taxes’ Could Help States in Pandemic Budget Slump (at Least a Little Bit) Route Fifty
• Global Trade Plunged by Record During Peak of Virus Lockdowns. Bloomberg

Technology

• New York City legalizes electric bikes and scooters, will create e-scooter pilot program. Reuters
• $9M grant readies I-70 for autonomous trucks, platooning. SmartCitiesDive 
• Amazon to acquire autonomous driving startup Zoox. Tech Crunch 

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Cities Delay Infrastructure Projects Amid Covid-19 Budget Uncertainty. Route Fifty
• MTA Chief Says Agency Set to Run Out Of U.S. Cash by August. Bloomberg
• House Plans Consideration of $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. Transportation Topics
• Public Transit Faces Its Own Police Reckoning. Bloomberg City Lab

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