21 Sep September 18, 2020
Top News
- Lawmakers Close In on Spending Deal to Avert Shutdown. Wall Street Journal
- Congress starts its weekend no closer to a coronavirus deal. Politico
- Poll: Biden Maintains Lead Over Trump With Likely Voters. NPR
- CDC says asymptomatic people should get tested for COVID-19 after all. The Verge
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Rain helps efforts to control blazes in U.S. West; one firefighter dies. Reuters
- Scientific American backs Biden in first-ever endorsement. Politico
- Strained Rural Water Utilities Buckle Under Pandemic Pressure. Route Fifty
- Dakota Access Oil Pipe Likely Safe From Shutdown Through 2020. Bloomberg Law
- Transition to EVs could save $72B in health costs: American Lung Association. SmartCitiesDive
Indian Affairs
- Native American communities make a final push to get out the vote this November. The Hill
- Tribe rushes to beat use-or-lose deadline on COVID-19 relief funds. Cronkite News
- Native American Remains And Artifacts Returned To Colorado After 130 Years. CBS Denver
Labor
- Top NLRB Lawyer Warns of Employer Violations During Pandemic. Bloomberg Law
- U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady at 860,000 Last Week. Wall Street Journal
- House Committee subpoenas labor board over conflict of interest questions. Washington Post
Taxation & Trade
- Where Trump and Biden Stand on Tax Policy. Wall Street Journal
- Fed Debates Next Steps After Shifting Approach to Rate-Setting. New York Times
- WTO says U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods violated international trade rules. CNBC
- Fed officials tussle over practical meaning of new inflation policy. Reuters
Technology
- What’s Next for the House-Passed Internet of Things Security Bill. Route Fifty
- U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat. NPR
- Flying cars are on the ‘horizon of a reimagined tomorrow’ in LA. SmartCitiesDive
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Groups to Congress: extend surface transportation funding, add emergency funds for states. Transportation Today
- The West’s Wildfires Collide With its Housing Crisis. Bloomberg CityLab
- How the Covid-19 pandemic is changing urban mobility. ScienceX
- 7 must-ask connectivity questions for transit agencies. SmartCitiesDive
2020 Elections
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