September 22, 2017

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The Weekly Trek

September 22, 2017

Top Political News

• Trump’s Bipartisan Outreach Gets Strong Support in New Poll. Wall Street Journal
• Mueller Seeks White House Documents Related to Trump’s Actions as President. NY Times
• Behind the Senate GOP’s high-stakes health-care gamble: Unrelenting criticism back home. Washington Post
• Federal estimate shows states’ big win-loss gap by 2026 under Cassidy-Graham bill. Washington Post

Energy & Natural Resources

• Columbia River Gorge fire is an unusual beast. Portland Tribune
• Gorge fire spared Cascade Locks, but singed economy faces challenges. Oregonian
• Funds to Speed Emergency Repairs for Roads and Bridges Damaged by Months of Wildfires. DOT
• EPA chief: Climate science review could take months. The Hill
• Senate panel approves Trump energy nominees. The Hill

Indian Affairs

• In win for tribe, court says wind farm counts as ‘mining’. E&E
• Tribes might push their own carbon tax initiative in 2018. “We are running out of time”. News Tribune
• Indian Health Service sets standards for patient wait times. AP

Labor

• Unemployment Is So 2009: Labor Shortage Gives Workers an Edge. NY Times
• Wisconsin appeals court upholds ‘right-to-work’ law, dealing blow to unions. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Senate Republicans declare independence on tax reform. Politico
• Nafta Talks Moving at ‘Warp Speed,’ but May Still Fall Short, U.S. Negotiator Says. NY Times
• Mexico sees ‘elephants in the room’ in NAFTA talks: minister. Reuters
• Greenbrier Comments on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Negotiations. GBX
• Fed to Start Paring Holdings, Keeps December Rate Rise on the Table. Wall Street Journal
• SEC Discloses Edgar Corporate Filing System Was Hacked in 2016. Wall Street Journal
• Donald Trump Says U.S. Plans Additional Sanctions for North Korea. Wall Street Journal

Technology

• Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars. NY Times
• When Will Self-Driving Electric Cars Make Conventional Cars Worthless? Quartz
• Americans are right not to trust self-driving cars. Washington Post
• Uber Loses License to Operate in London. NY Times

Transportation

• Why Cities Are Concerned About Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation in Congress. Route Fifty
• GOP lawmaker urges colleagues to support short-term aviation bill. The Hill
• Watchdog: Airline baggage, cancellation fees rise to $7B. The Hill
• Tourism to the US declined in early 2017: report. The Hill

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