May 7, 2021

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Top News

• A $4.5B Pool of Economic Recovery Funds States, Localities Can Tap Into. RouteFifty
• House to advance appropriations bills in June, July. The Hill
• Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine patents to boost supply. BBC
• Knives out: GOP leaders turn on Cheney. Roll Call
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• GOP sees opportunity to knock Biden amid rising gas prices. The Hill
• What does ‘conserved’ environment mean? Interior seeks an answer. Roll Call
• A narrow path for Biden’s ambitious land conservation plan. Washington Post
• U.S. eyes nuclear reactor tax credit to meet climate goals – sources. Reuters
• EPA Announces Plans To Strengthen Enforcement And Advance Environmental Justice. JD Supra

Indian Affairs

• The Map Of Native American Tribes You’ve Never Seen Before. NPR
• Indian Affairs Announces OIED’s NABDI 2021 Grant Application Solicitation Opportunity. Red Lake Nation News
• Haaland: Santorum’s Native American comments ‘unfortunate’. The Hill
• Efforts to address missing, killed Indigenous women falter in Oregon despite new law. The Oregonian

Labor

• Biden’s Labor Department reverses Trump-era gig worker rule. The Verge
• Jobless claims tumble below 500,000 in another sign the labor market is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels. CNBC
• Joe Biden’s support of labor unions is historic. Here’s what it means. Detroit Free Press
• The economy added just 266,000 jobs in April even as states eased COVID restrictions and vaccinations rose. USA Today

Taxation & Trade

• US Trade Representative Katherine Tai says she expects to meet Chinese counterpart Liu He ‘in the near term’. South China Morning Post
• Biden open to 25% corporate tax rate as part of an infrastructure bill compromise. CNBC
• U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to Record $74.4 Billion in March, Driven By Consumer Demand for Imports. US News & World Report
• Who Would Pay Biden’s Corporate Tax Increase Is Key Question in Policy Debate. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Amazon Web Services looks to help clean energy startups take flight. Axios
• Automakers and universities team up to fix AV industry’s talent gap. Smart Cities Dive
• How Bitcoin Mining Keeps Old Fossil-Fuel Plants Alive. Mother Jones
• In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem. NPR

Transportation & Infrastructure

• High-speed rail gets moment in congressional spotlight. Smart Cities Dive
• House Committee, White House Prepare for Highway Bill’s Consideration. Transport Topics
• Two senior Senate Democrats propose $73 billion to shift U.S. to EV transit buses. Reuters
• Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year. Associated Press
• In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions? Washington Post

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