12 Aug June 28, 2019
Top News
- What We Learned From the 2020 Democratic Debates. New York Times
- House Passes Senate Version Of New Funding To Ease Border Crisis. NPR
- Robert Mueller to Testify in Open Session Before House Committees. Wall Street Journal
- Supreme Court Punts Partisan Gerrymandering to States and Congress, But They May Not Act. Governing
- Supreme Court puts census citizenship question on hold. Washington Post
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
- Bill Wehrum, an Author of Trump Administration’s Pro-Coal Rules, to Leave E.P.A. New York Times
- Congress’ Midyear Environment Grade: Middling, Observers Say. Bloomberg Environment
- As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes the Climate Battleground. New York Times
- US Senate confirms Wyoming man’s appointment with Interior. Associated Press
- U.S. senator says he’s blocking USDA nominees over biofuel waivers. Reuters
Indian Affairs
- Native Oregon History Goes Public. KLCC
- NCAI’s week of data, progress, and passion. Indian Country Today
- Court rejects tribe’s bid to expand fishing rights. E&E News
Labor
- Trump Administration Proposes New Type of Apprenticeship. Wall Street Journal
- Pension Crisis Deepens in U.S. as Strategies Shift, Outlooks Dim. Bloomberg
- General Electric’s machinists oppose tentative labor deal. Reuters
- Guggenheim Workers Vote to Join a Union, the Museum’s First. New York Times
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Critics Question Trump Tax Plan Meant To Boost Struggling Communities. NPR
- Opportunity Zones Boost Real Estate Prices as Investors Rush In. Bloomberg Tax
- Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Trump’s steel tariffs. Politico
- U.S. and China Angle for Trade Truce, but Both Insist the Other Will Back Down. New York Times
- Senate rejects attempt to curb Trump’s Iran war powers. The Hill
- Powell Says Fed Won’t Bend to Political Pressure. Wall Street Journal
Technology
- Autonomous Transportation Technologies Touted by Senators. Transport Topics
- How Jam-Packed Will My Train Be? Google Says It Has the Answer. Wall Street Journal
- Baltimore proposes to use $10 million in excess revenues to cover cost of ransomware recovery. Baltimore Sun
- US cities are joining forces to figure out what the hell to do with all these scooters. The Verge
- Mayor David Briley directs city lawyers to draft plan to ‘terminate’ existing scooter program, start new plan. The Tennessean
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Fiscal 2020 Transportation Funding Bill Advances in US House. Transport Topics
- Why U.S. Cities Aren’t Using More Electric Buses. CityLab
- NTSB calls on FRA to stop delaying passenger-rail safety rule. Progressive Railroading
- These Are the Places Where Walking Is a Transportation Option. Route Fifty
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