June 3, 2022

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Top News

• Biden doubles down on support for Ukraine, but shows limits. The Hill
• Biden battles CEOs in inflation blame game. Politico
• White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks. NPR
• New debate over gun laws will test the gun lobby’s influence. Roll Call
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Scoop: Manchin’s bipartisan energy talks crumble, paving way for Democrat-only deal. Axios
• US Praises OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia for Accelerating Oil Hikes. Bloomberg
• Trump Policies Sent U.S. Tumbling in a Climate Ranking. New York Times
• How to Push Wall Street to Ditch Fossil Fuels for Clean Energy. Bloomberg

Indian Affairs

• Harvard has remains of 7,000 Native Americans and enslaved people, leaked report says. Washington Post
• New ‘roadmap’ helps tribes access historic levels of infrastructure funding. Indianz
• On remote US territories, abortion hurdles mount without Roe. Washington Post
• Lakota elders helped a white man preserve their language. Then he tried to sell it back to them. NBC News

Labor 

• Seattle City Council passes ‘Pay Up’ bill, raising wages for certain gig workers. Seattle Times
• Ford to Create 6,200 Union Jobs, Invest $3.7 Billion in EV, Gas-Engine Production. Wall Street Journal
• Battle Over Status of Uber and Lyft Drivers Returns to the Ballot Box. Route Fifty
• DOL walks care industry employers through tricky wage and hour issues. HR Dive

Taxation & Trade

• China demands US stop trade talks with Taiwan. Associated Press
• Proposed menthol ban highlights debate over ‘sin tax’ revenue. Roll Call
• Biden Plans High Bar for Imports From Xinjiang Under US Ban. Bloomberg
• White House weighs oil profits tax to fund consumer rebate. Reuters
• Window closing for US to implement global corporate tax deal. Roll Call

Technology 

• Steps Toward Effectively Spending the Federal Broadband Funding. Route Fifty
• Sheryl Sandberg Is Stepping Down From Meta. New York Times
• Tech Valuations Tumble, but Business Software Stocks Are Cushioned by the Cloud. Wall Street Journal
• Supreme Court blocks Texas social media law that tech companies warned would allow hateful content to run rampant. CNBC

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• US cities look to casinos for economic development. Smart Cities Dive
• Rail infrastructure projects get over $368M in federal grants. Freight Waves
• Gas prices are rising. So where are the electric cars? Politico
• Japan’s Transit System Gets Serious About Disability Access. Bloomberg City Lab
• Federal funding uncertainty affects transportation planning, study finds. Smart Cities Dive

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