03 Mar The Weekly Trek: February 26, 2016
The Weekly Trek
February 26, 2016
Top Political News
- Winners, losers in final GOP debate before Super Tuesday. The Hill
- Nevada was great for Donald Trump, bad for Ted Cruz. FiveThirtyEight
- Ted Cruz faces must-win challenge in Texas. Wall Street Journal
- Obama invites McConnell, Grassley to White House. The Hill
Transportation
- Feds push Congress to spend $98B on transportation this year. The Hill
- TIGER’s eighth round to fund $500 million in grants. Department of Transportation
- It’s time for states to invest in infrastructure. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- FAA to consider allowing small drones to fly over people. Wall Street Journal
- Local leaders think pay-by-mile tax will work in Washington state. My Northwest
- US Travel Association honors Heller, Schatz, Jolly, Titus, McAleenan with Travel Champion Awards. ETurbo News
- Electric vehicles could be as cheap as gas-guzzlers soon. Grist
- Tech heavyweights ask for repeal of new visa rules. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Bid for mercury stay tests justices’ zeal for curbing EPA. E&E Publishing
- As gas and renewables grow, should there be concern? E&E Publishing
- Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer ask CDC for help with Portland’s toxic air. Oregonian
- Bill Gates’s clean-energy moon shot. New York Times
- Why the utilities want to eliminate coal and double renewables in Oregon. Portland Biz Journal
Labor
- Continuing Downward Spiral of Multi-Employer Pension Plan. The National Law Review
- The decline of US labor unions over the last 30 years. Business Insider
- Judge to decide right-to-work lawsuit after arguments. Wisconsin State Journal
Taxation, Trade & Defense
- Brady pitches bipartisanship on use of new tax revenue. BNA
- The Pentagon’s ‘Force of the Future’ plan just got trashed in Congress. Military Times
- House Republican: International tax reform unlikely this year. The Hill
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