August 4, 2023

08 Aug August 4, 2023

• Top News
  • Space Command stays in Colorado, infuriating Alabama delegation. Roll Call
  • Airbnb Hosts Try to Evade City Regulations, From Copenhagen to Catalonia. Bloomberg
  • Medicare could save billions covering obesity meds: study. Axios
  • Credit downgrade shocks Biden aides, as more debt fights loom. The Washington Post
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

  Energy & Natural Resources

  • GOP readies fight against new fuel economy standards. Roll Call
  • Regional partnerships can bring a refreshing solution to aging water infrastructure. Route Fifty
  • 4 things to know as full enforcement of incandescent bulb ban begins. The Hill
  • Billions for clean energy caught in a partisan tug of war. Roll Call

  Indian Affairs

  • Extreme heat is a problem for Native Americans in the Southwest. NPR
  • Navajo Nation Considers Same Sex Marriage. Native News
  • Gov. JB Pritzker in Schaumburg Friday to sign bills expanding protections for Native Americans. CBS
  • Museum in New York state returns remains of 19 Native Americans to Oneida Indian Nation. AP

  Labor

  • Help Wanted: Counties Look for Ways to Address Staffing Shortages. Governing
  • Airports, racing to hire workers, compete to look after their kids. NBC News
  • When remote work works and when it doesn’t. NPR
  • Businesses brace for deluge of new regs from Biden’s labor cops. Politico

  Taxation & Trade

  • IRS gears up to go after ‘complex partnerships’ despite lack of clear definition. The Hill
  • Child tax credit 2023: What new proposals from Dems, GOP mean for you. USA Today
  • Sunak dampens hopes of reversal over axed UK tourist tax break. Reuters
  • Scotch whisky industry hits out at tax hike. BBC

  Technology

  • Washington can’t stop Hollywood’s AI apocalypse, Justine Bateman says. Politico
  • Democrats call out Musk’s lawsuit against researchers, hate speech on X. The Hill
  • What jobs are most exposed to AI? Pew research reveals tasks more likely to be replaced. USA Today
  • Civil society groups urge White House to make AI guidelines into binding policy. The Hill

  Transportation & Infrastructure

  • 6 months after the East Palestine train derailment, Congress is deadlocked on new rules for safety. AP
  • In national race to build EV chargers, a few states emerge as big winners. Route Fifty
  • On One Texas River, Four Dam Failures Show Harsh Reality of Aging Infrastructure. Wall Street Journal
  • A $1.6B Railway Sale Could Fund Cincinnati’s Infrastructure. Governing

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