November 3, 2017

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Top Political News

• U.S. jobs growth reaches 261,000 as economy rebounds from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Washington Post
• What It Means: The Indictment of Manafort and Gates. New York Times 
• Elizabeth Warren and Donna Brazile both now agree the 2016 Democratic primary was rigged. Washington Post
• Trump Announces Jerome Powell as New Fed Chairman. New York Times
• Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Lower Manhattan Terrorist Attack. New York Times
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• House passes wildfire reform bill. The Hill
• Prices going up on Forest Service campgrounds, cabins and towers throughout region. The Missoulian
• Entry Fees Could Double at Some National Parks. New York Times
• Trump administration releases report finding ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for climate change. Washington Post
• Trump Nominee Sam Clovis Withdraws From Consideration for Agriculture Department Post. New York Times
• Oregon scraps water rights deal for Nestle’s Cascade Locks bottling plant. Oregonian
• Wyden and Merkley still in the dark on plan to shrink Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Oregonian
• The Hidden World Of Oregon’s Overlooked Falls. Oregon Public Broadcasting

Indian Affairs

• Tribes in Columbia River Gorge hit by White House decision. Associated Press
• Native Americans, among the most harmed by the opioid epidemic, are often left out of conversation. Washington Post
• Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Faces Opposition. National Public Radio

Labor

• Labor Department Moves to Get Overtime Rule Out of Courts So It Can Revise It. Wall Street Journal
• Connected devices bring sweeping changes to the factory floor. Financial Times
• Democrats add to ‘Better Deal’ platform with a slew of pro-labor-union ideas. Washington Post

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Republican Plan Delivers Permanent Corporate Tax Cut. New York Times
• Tax Change on Mortgages Could Shake Up the Housing Market. New York Times
• Republican tax bill hits wind power, solar largely unscathed. Retuers
• House GOP Tax Bill Would End Electric-Car Tax Credits. Bloomberg
• Trump’s Grueling Asia Trip: 5 Nations, 12 Days. New York Times

Technology

• Transportation Dept launches drone program for package deliveries. The Hill
• Trump admin drops Obama-era proposal to require communication technology in cars. The Hill
• Alphabet’s ‘driverless’ cars still aren’t driverless. Recode

Transportation

• Railroad sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective. Associated Press
• Travel groups urge Congress to remove cap on airport fees. The Hill
• Shuster holds roundtable to lay foundation for next Water Resources Development Act. The Ripon Advance
• What Public Transit Can Learn From Uber and Lyft. CityLab