05 Oct October 2, 2020
Top News
- House approves $2.2 trillion Covid measure as bipartisan talks remain stalled. Politico
- Trump signs stopgap spending bill to avert government shutdown. CBS News
- Trump And First Lady Have ‘Mild Symptoms’ After Testing Positive For The Coronavirus. NPR
- McConnell says Senate can move forward on Barrett, notes COVID-19 threat. Reuters
- Six Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate. New York Times
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Interior Secretary will lead BLM after judge ousts Pendley from public lands role. The Hill
- Coronavirus Has Propelled Us Into the Future of Energy Spending. Bloomberg Green
- The Murky Case for Mass Telecommuting. Bloomberg CityLab
- Trump Administration Moves To Expand Development In Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. NPR
- Trump plan to allow seismic blasts in Atlantic search for oil appears dead. Washington Post
Indian Affairs
- The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting. ProPublica
- Nearly 3 in 10 Native American women work a front-line job, but they’re far from receiving equal pay. CNBC
- An inaccurate census has major implications for Indian Country. High Country News
Labor
- U.S. Jobless Claims Hold Steady for Fifth Straight Week. Wall Street Journal
- Democrats Ask DOL to Extend Gig-Contractor Rule Comment Window. Bloomberg Law
- COVID-19 pandemic has cut into side jobs too. Los Angeles Times
- Manufacturing slows in September: ISM report. The Hill
Taxation & Trade
- U.S. to Start Forgiving PPP Loans After Borrowers Complained. Wall Street Journal
- How State and Local Governments Are Crucial to the Economy. Governing
- Remote Work Boom Complicates State Income Taxes. Route Fifty
Technology
- The West’s Infernos Are Melting Our Sense of How Fire Works. Wired
- When The Voting Is Done: Facebook, Twitter On ‘High Alert’ For Post-Election Threats. NPR
- Amazon reports over 19,000, or 1.44%, of U.S. frontline employees had COVID-19. Reuters
- Women Founders of AI Startups Take Aim at Gender Bias. The Wall Street Journal
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Trump signs bill to avert government shutdown, extends FAST Act by a year. Progressive Railroading
- The Americans Who Could Be Stranded by Transit Cuts. Bloomberg CityLab
- The impact of transit service cuts on 9 major cities. SmartCitiesDive
- Uber Wins Back License to Operate in London After Yearslong Battle. Wall Street Journal
2020 Elections
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