The Weekly Trek: January 8, 2016

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Weekly Trek

January 8, 2016

Top Political News

• Surprisingly strong jobs report: 292,000 jobs added in December, unemployment rate held at 5%. Forbes
• Six fights set to erupt in Congress. The Hill
• The nation he built: A Politico review of Barack Obama’s domestic policy legacy. Politico
• Presidential contenders enter critical phase of 2016 election. The Hill
• Jim McDermott to retire; many consider a run, even another McDermott. Seattle Times

Transportation

• Sales of cars and light trucks in the U.S. likely set a record for 2015. Wall Street Journal
• Meet the Chevy Bolt, the best electric car for the masses. Wired
• GM invests $500 million in Lyft, plans system for self-driving cars. Wall Street Journal
• Drivers are as solvable a computational problem on the road as bits are on the Internet. Wired
• Faraday unveils amped-up ‘concept’ electric car. Wall Street Journal
• Gulf airline subsidies forcing US companies into layoffs, service cuts. The Hill
• Drone privacy push could stall out. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Climate change ‘a part of’ costliest U.S. fire season. E&E Publishing
• No power to come from Puget Sound tides. Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Obama, lawmakers agree that National Park Service stretched thin as it approaches 100th year. US News
• Why federal lands are so wildly controversial in the West. National Geographic
• Wind, solar power soaring in spite of bargain prices for fossil fuels. Washington Post
• Willamette Superfund cleanup may be delayed — again. Portland Business Journal

Labor

• The Supreme Court case that could clobber public-sector unions. The Atlantic
• The labor prospect: What to watch in 2016. The American Prospect
• Labor relations board rules against San Diego’s pension cutbacks. L.A. Times
• ‘Cadillac’ tax delay gives CFOs breathing room. Wall Street Journal

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• How much can corporate tax rates tamp down corporate risk-taking? The Atlantic
• GOP in no hurry to move Obama’s TPP. The Hill
• Obama’s trade agenda gets big biz boost. The Hill
• Why we fear the IRS. Bloomberg

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