September 25, 2020

28 Sep September 25, 2020

Top News

• House passes stopgap funding bill shortly after bipartisan deal. Roll Call
• Democrats Crafting New $2.4 Trillion Stimulus Bill to Spur Talks. Bloomberg
• Leading Candidates to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy. New York Times
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg Honored As The First Woman To Lie In State. NPR
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• House passes sweeping clean energy bill. The Hill
• Climate change since 2000 will cut U.S. growth over next 30 years – CBO. Reuters
• Trump Administration to Announce Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging. New York Times
• From LA to Oslo, 12 cities pledge to divest from fossil fuel. Associated Press
• GE is getting out of the coal power business. CNN Business

Indian Affairs

• Two bills are passed to address missing and murdered Native American women. The Hill
• For Native Americans, fighting this year’s wildfires comes with the cost of exposure to coronavirus. The Oregonian
• COVID-19 data on Native Americans is ‘a national disgrace.’ This scientist is fighting to be counted. Science Magazine

Labor

• Uber and Lyft Could Gain From U.S. Rule Defining Employment. New York Times
• High Jobless Claims Suggest Slowing in Labor Market’s Recovery. Wall Street Journal
• Half of states run out of funds for Trump’s $300 unemployment expansion. The Hill

Taxation & Trade

• Global Trade Returns Faster Than Expected. Wall Street Journal
• Why the U.S. Risks Repeating 2009’s Economic Stimulus Mistakes. New York Times
• Fed policymakers vow to keep interest rates near zero, call for more fiscal help. Reuters
• Why States and Localities Should Increase—Not Decrease—Spending. Route Fifty

Technology

• State Investment in Broadband Improves Localities: Report. Governing
• Airbnb’s Data ‘Portal’ Promises a Better Relationship With Cities. Bloomberg CityLab
• Sidewalk Labs tool aims to boost building energy efficiency. SmartCitiesDive
• Senate Still Divided on Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation. Route Fifty

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Vote to Approve Yearlong Highway Law Extension on Senate’s Agenda. Transport Topics
• Trump Administration’s New Natural Gas Transportation Rule Sparks Safety Concerns. NPR
• U.S. airline industry steps up aid push despite Washington impasse. Reuters
• California’s Ban on New Gas Cars Further Upends Auto Industry. Wall Street Journal
• The Pandemic Bike Boom Hits in Some Unexpected American Cities. Bloomberg CityLab

2020 Elections 

• Summit Strategies 2020 Election Tracker

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