May 13, 2022

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Top News

• The Future Trends In Mobility And Transportation. Forbes
• How Putin Drove Finland Into NATO’s Arms. Wall Street Journal
• Crypto reckoning looms in Washington as investors lose billions. Politico
• How Overturning Roe Could Backfire for Republicans. New York Times
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• The Democrats Really Are That Dense About Climate Change. The Atlantic
• Biden administration cancels oil and gas lease sales in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico. The Hill
• 2 companies bid $315M to develop wind power off Carolinas. Washington Post
• Gas prices hit new high with no end in sight. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• Interior Department leaders decry traumatic legacy of federal boarding schools for Native American children. Oregonian
• Meet Raven Chacon, the first Native American to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. NPR
• US identifies more than 50 Native American boarding school burial sites. Guardian
• Duwamish Tribe Prepares to Sue Federal Government to Secure Tribal Sovereignty.

Labor 

• Why unions are growing and shrinking at the same time. Vox
• House Votes to Extend Union Organizing Protections to Its Staff. New York Times
• Senate Democrats Propose Banning Anti-Union Tax Write-Offs. Bloomberg
• Union at Mexico GM plant says deal reached on new contract. ABC News

Taxation & Trade

• Biden’s trade team: RIP globalization. Politico
• States Turn to Tax Cuts as Inflation Stays Hot. New York Times
• Senators Blast US Trade Chief on Failure to Consult Congress. Bloomberg
• China’s Trade Slows as Demand Drops and Covid-19 Lockdowns Hit Supply Chains. Wall Street Journal

Technology 

• Senator to introduce bill giving Big Tech its own federal watchdog. Washington Post
• US signs multilateral treaty to combat cybercrime. The Hill
• U.S. warns of discrimination in using artificial intelligence to screen job candidates. NPR
• NIST working group to tackle smart cities’ ethical quandaries. Smart Cities Dive

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Transit agencies struggle to access funding, rights-of-way, due to complex governance structures. Smart Cities Dive
• EV Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Put Cars, the Grid at Risk. Route Fifty
• House panel will investigate USPS plan to purchase 8.6 mpg trucks. Washington Post
• Roads and bridges or trains and buses? Transportation funding faces stark divide at Capitol. Stark Tribune
• Metro ridership rises, but not enough to alter financial projections. Washington Post

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