September 17, 2021

20 Sep September 17, 2021

Top News

• Here are the major issues and deadlines facing Congress as lawmakers return to Washington. CNBC
• Biden expects Congress to approve spending, infrastructure bills. Reuters
• Treasury Releasing $13B More in Rental Aid to Successful Programs. RouteFifty 
• The Capitol Will Face Its Biggest Security Test Since Jan. 6 On Saturday. NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Congress Is Debating Its Biggest Climate Change Bill Ever. Here’s What’s At Stake. NPR
• House Ag panel advances billions for forestry, climate research. Politico
• As the largest-ever U.S. climate bill inches forward, a lobbying frenzy ensues. Washington Post
• Infrastructure Bill Could Cut Carbon Emissions By Nearly a Gigaton. Scientific American
• New bill looks to curb abuses of this charitable tax deduction for land preservation. CNBC

Indian Affairs

• Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains. Associated Press
• Global Indigenous Council Sends President Biden and Others a Message on California Recall Vote. Native News Online
• US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves. Associated Press
• U.S. officials, Native American leaders to meet on returning lands. Reuters

Labor 

• Labor unions, a key Democratic ally, lukewarm on Biden vaccine mandate. NBC News
• An “Either Or” Approach: NLRB General Counsel Pushes for Expanded Remedies Against Employers Regardless of PRO Act’s Fate. JD Supra
• U.S. Poverty Fell Last Year as Government Aid Made Up for Lost Jobs. New York Times
• Agency Rule Prioritizing Visas for High-Wage Workers Set Aside. Bloomberg Law

Taxation & Trade

• U.S. House Democrats seek to roll back Trump tax cuts for wealthy, corporations. Reuters
• Biden to pick Californian to be chief agriculture negotiator. Politico
• Top tax rate on capital gains could reach highest level since ’70s. CBS News
• Biden Administration Takes Aim at China’s Industrial Subsidies. Wall Street Journal
• Biden goes after top 1 percent in defending tax hikes. The Hill

Technology 

• Privacy advocate will be new Big Tech threat at FTC. Axios
• Big Tech’s little mergers draw more U.S. antitrust scrutiny. Reuters
• How Facebook Hobbled Mark Zuckerberg’s Bid to Get America Vaccinated. Wall Street Journal
• The Battle for Digital Privacy Is Reshaping the Internet. New York Times

Transportation & Infrastructure 

• Transportation organization issues support for infrastructure bill. Transportation Today
• As traffic deaths climb, NTSB chair calls for ‘fundamental rethink’ of transportation planning. Smart Cities Dive
• Five ways regional leaders can prepare future infrastructure workers now. Brookings Institute
• City leaders should expand their purview of electric transportation beyond cars. Utility Dive

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