12 Aug June 7, 2019
Top News
- McConnell: Senate will ‘probably not’ vote on Dreamers bill. Politico
- House Democrats Plan Contempt Votes for Barr, Ross Over Census Question. Wall Street Journal
- Democrats narrow presidential debate rules days before deadline to qualify. Washington Post
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
- Wyden, Merkley bill would allow use of federal biomass. KTVZ
- California’s largest wildfire was caused by a hammer, Cal Fire says. Fresno Bee
- Can the Paris Climate Goals Save Lives? Yes, a Lot of Them, Researchers Say. New York Times
- Farmers on Drenched Land Confront Tough Choice on Planting. Wall Street Journal
- Organic Farming Has A Plastic Problem. One Solution Is Controversial. NPR
Indian Affairs
- Life Outside The Bentwood Box. Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Congress tackles crisis of missing and murdered Native American women. CBS News
- Who Can Adopt a Native American Child? A Texas Couple vs. 573 Tribes. New York Times
Labor
- Vox Staff Walks Out for Day to Demand Union Contract Deal. Bloomberg
- Hiring Slows Amid Trade Tensions, With Only 75,000 Jobs Added In May. NPR
- Hit the Road, Jack: Uber Drivers are Independent Contractors According to NLRB. National Law Review
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Trump could decide over the weekend to hold off on tariffs, White House official says. Washington Post
- Trade war, weak growth to test G20 finance leaders’ economic optimism. Reuters
- The Trump administration said these tax breaks would help distressed neighborhoods. Who’s actually benefiting? Washington Post
- U.S. Trade Gap Narrowed in April. Wall Street Journal
Technology
- Hackers Won’t Let Up in Their Attack on U.S. Cities. Wall Street Journal
- How Should Cities Handle New Mobility Data? NACTO Has Ideas. Government Technology
- NHTSA, FMCSA Issue Pre-Rulemaking Proposals For Autonomous Vehicles. AASHTO Journal
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Officials Monitor Damage as Floods Continue to Devastate Transportation Systems and Farms. Transport Topics
- AAR responds to Supreme Court’s decision on metrics, standards. Progressive Railroading
- EXCLUSIVE: Leaders discuss roadway automation readiness at the ITS America Annual Meeting. Traffic Technology Today
- Experts Say Washington Needs to Treat Infrastructure Funding as ‘Exigent Crisis.’ Transport Topics
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