December 20, 2019
Top News
- Senate Passes Spending Bills to Avert Government Shutdown. Wall Street Journal
- Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress. New York Times
- Senate sends massive defense bill for Trump to sign, creating Space Force. Reuters
- 6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate. NPR
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy, Natural Resources, & Agriculture
- Committees Stuck in Neutral During January Impeachment Trial. Bloomberg Environment
- Low-carbon fuel standard, requirements for ride-hailing companies among Gov. Inslee’s climate proposals. Seattle Times
- California Considers Requiring Zero Emission Truck Sales. Associated Press
- Americans say they’re changing behaviors to help the environment – but is it making a difference? Pew Research Center
Indian Affairs
- Indian Health Service Effort to Protect Patients From Abuse Needs Work, Report Says. Wall Street Journal
- Wyden and Merkley Tackle Tribal Water Quality. The Corvallis Advocate
- U.S. Supreme Court accepts new Oklahoma case about Indian reservations. The Oklahoman
Labor
- Companies Can Ban Use of Work Email in Union Organizing. Bloomberg Law
- The impact of national ride-hailing regulations: Labor. SmartCitiesDive
- How A California Port is Creating Its Future Workforce. Material Handling & Logistics
Taxation & Trade
- House Passes North American Trade Pact With Bipartisan Support. Wall Street Journal
- Spending bill would extend expired tax breaks. The Hill
- 2 Years Later, Trump Tax Cuts Have Failed To Deliver On GOP’s Promises. NPR
- Trump says he had a ‘very good talk with President Xi’ about China trade deal. CNBC
Technology
- How California’s Consumer Privacy Act Will Become the Digital Law of the Land. Route Fifty
- Forget electric cars — e-bikes will be the top selling EV in the next decade. The Verge
- Share Now Is the Latest Car-Share Service to Fold. Wired
- California opens door to autonomous delivery vehicles. SmartCitiesDive
Transportation & Infrastructure
- Congress Passes Transportation Funding Bill. Transport Topics
- Why Kansas City’s Free Transit Experiment Matters. CityLab
- 8 issues that will define cities in the 2020s. Curbed
- New federal grant expected to improve infrastructure in U.S. military cities. Fox San Antonio
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