October 25, 2019

28 Oct October 25, 2019

Top News

• Impeachment Inquiry Catch-Up: Bombshell Testimony And Revelations From The East. NPR
• December Democratic Debate Will Be in Los Angeles, With Higher Thresholds. New York Times
• Tim Ryan Becomes 2020’s Latest Also-Ran. FiveThirtyEight
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture

• U.S. EPA chief hints vehicle CO2 limits will tighten. Reuters
• Wildfires Burn Thousands Of Acres In Northern And Southern California. NPR
• California utility admits it may have ignited fire. Associated Press
• Chuck Schumer proposes ‘large discounts’ to trade in gas-powered cars for electric ones. The Verge

Indian Affairs 

• Fawn Sharp elected to lead NCAI in landslide victory. KXRO
• South Dakota won’t enforce pipeline protest law Native American groups said stifled right to assemble. NBC News
• The Colville Tribes Combat Climate Change with their Forests. Sightline Institute

Labor

• G.M. Workers Appear Set to Approve Contract and End Strike. New York Times
• House Democrats Look for ‘Future’ Workplace Protection Ideas. Bloomberg Law
• Recognizing labor’s local role amid national strikes: A metro-level look at union membership. Brookings Institution

Taxation & Trade

• Tax Extenders May Miss ‘Last Train’ Out of Congress This Year. Bloomberg Tax
• U.S. trade envoy meets lawmakers on U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal as time runs short. Reuters
• Federal deficit increases 26% to $984 billion for fiscal 2019, highest in 7 years. CNBC

Technology

• Lyft Expects to Be Profitable a Year Earlier Than Projected. Wall Street Journal
• American drivers warming to self-driving cars – survey. Reuters
• How the federal government can promote sustainable smart cities. Smart Cities Dive
• As Pedestrian Deaths Spike, Feds Take on Fanciful Crosswalks. Wired

Transportation & Infrastructure

• More Groups Advocating For Highway Bill, Infrastructure Push Congress. Transport Topics
• NTSB: Calculation Errors Caused Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapse. AASHTO Journal
• To Encourage Public Transit, “Make It Harder to Drive.” Governing
• Seeking Attention For City Priorities From 2020 Presidential Candidates. Route Fifty