September 29, 2017

02 Oct September 29, 2017

Top Political News

• Gerrymandering, a Tradition as Old as the Republic, Faces a Reckoning. Wall Street Journal
• U.S. to Pull More Diplomats Out of Cuba After Attacks. NY Times
• Senate GOP budget sets Obamacare repeal aside, orders tax bill drafted by November. Washington Post
• Moore’s win conjures 2018 nightmare — for both parties. Politico
• White House launches probe of private email accounts. Politico
• Gov. Kate Brown announces re-election bid. Portland Tribune
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• House, Senate hearings examine wildfire mitigation, funding. Agri-Pulse
• Energy Department Urges Pricing Shift that Could Bolster Coal, Nuclear. Wall Street Journal
• Trump Waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico, Easing Hurricane Aid Shipments. NY Times
• Interior to seek changes to sage grouse protections. The Hill
• Disagreement threatens to derail Willamette Falls riverwalk project. Portland Business Journal
• “Kick Ash” campaign invites Portlanders to support the Gorge after fires. Portland Alliance

Indian Affairs

• Native tribes deserve respect for work on the Bears Ears Monument. The Hill
• Cherokee Nation receives visit from US Health Secretary Tom Price. Cherokee Nation
• Northwest tribes face uncertainty in looking at D.C. Tribal Tribune

Labor

• The New Reality of Old Age in America. Washington Post
• Teamsters urge NAFTA negotiators to address labor, trucking. AJOT
• U.S. Economic Expansion is Unevenly Spread, Study Says. Wall Street Journal
• Real Wages Keep Powering Ahead, but Can the Trend Last? Wall Street Journal

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Republican Tax Plan Quickly Hits First Hurdle. Wall Street Journal
• Senate Unveils Budget Blueprint Allowing $1.5 Trillion in Tax Cuts. NY Times
• Kelly folds Navarro’s trade shop into National Economic Council. Politico
• Everything you need to know about the Big 6 tax plan. Politico
• NAFTA negotiators notch a chapter, set up fourth round of talks for October. The Hill
• Mexico opens way for NAFTA talks to run into 2018. Reuters

Technology

• Elon Musk Projects First Private Trips to Mars by Middle of Next Decade. Wall Street Journal
• Technology, Not Trade, Blamed for U.S. Job Losses in WTO Report. WTO
• Delphi Automotive Renames Itself ‘Aptiv’ in Software-Focused Makeover. Wall Street Journal
• Ford and Lyft Sign Driverless-Car Agreement. Wall Street Journal

Transportation

• Senators reach deal on self-driving car bill. The Hill
• USDOT to streamline environmental reviews for multimodal projects. Progressive Railroading
• ‘Infrastructure’ is in the eye of the beholder. Washington Post
• Trump backs off vow that private sector should help pay for infrastructure package. Washington Post
• Federal Railroad Administration Nominee Plans to Push Rail Industry to Self-Regulate. DeSmog
• Norfolk Southern appoints Galanko, Scheib to new posts. Progressive Railroading
• Washington Senator Wants Her State To Help Develop Oregon Tolling Plan. OPB