The Weekly Trek: February 12, 2016

The Weekly Trek: February 12, 2016

The Weekly Trek

February 12, 2016

Top Political News 

  • What we learned from New Hampshire. Roll Call
  • Obama’s last budget, and last budget battle with Congress. New York Times
  • GOP grapples with budget decision. The Hill
  • Obama: Nation threatened by poisonous political climate. The Hill
  • Democratic debate in Milwaukee spotlights fundamental divide. Washington Post
  • Fiery Republican race heads to S.C., known for dirty tricks and brawls. Washington Post

Transportation

  • Obama budget cuts port funding by $269M. The Hill
  • Gas tax increases still a hard sell in states and Congress. Governing
  • Canadian Pacific plans to abandon threat of proxy fight for Norfolk Southern. Wall Street Journal
  • Google self-driving car effort expands hiring, posts manufacturing jobs. Reuters
  • Feds offer big grants for Puget Sound-area transit projects. Seattle Times
  • Panel approves plan to spin off air traffic control. The Hill
  • Newberg Dundee Bypass talks move forward. Newberg Graphic

Energy & Natural Resources

  • Supreme Court deals blow to Obama’s efforts to regulate coal emissions. New York Times
  • Obama defends carbon-emissions rule after Supreme Court setback. Wall Street Journal
  • EPA chief urges states to stick with power plan despite SCOTUS stay. The Hill
  • Senators decry cuts in Obama’s environmental cleanup budget. E&E
  • Optimism abounds for WRDA, despite the odds. E&E
  • Rooftop solar providers face a cloudier future. New York Times

Labor

  • Mayor: Dayton job growth highest in 18 years. Dayton Daily News
  • President Obama’s budget proposal has serious MEP focus. Plan Sponsor
  • Obama proposes to fix The Cadillac Tax. Forbes
  • Obama budget highlights greater funding for financial regulators, higher PBGC premiums. Pensions & Investments
  • Lawmakers vote to make W. Virginia Right-to-Work state. ABC News

Taxation, Trade & Defense

  • House Speaker Ryan: Not enough support for TPP vote. Reuters
  • Obama’s last defense budget adds funds for Europe, counterterrorism. Military.com
  • Proposed defense budget hike wins some deficit hawks. Defense News
  • Why drone swarms will buzz to the forefront in the new Pentagon budget. Washington Post
  • A bit of perspective: Oregon’s economy dubbed nation’s ‘best-performing.’ Portland Business Journal

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