January 12, 2018

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Top Political News

• Will the government shut down next week? It’s possible.
• A division for Democrats: Force a shutdown, or push for a political victory?
• Senators Contradict Trump Denial of Using Crude Remark in Immigration Meeting
• CHART: Tracking Retirements From Congress.
• Oprah 2020, explained
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• Battling Climate Change from the Back Seat of an S.U.V.
• Interior plans to move thousands of workers in the biggest reorganization in its history
• Trump-appointed regulators reject plan to rescue coal and nuclear plants
• Florida got an exemption to the offshore drilling plan. Now 12 other states want one too
• With EPA agreement, Port sees Superfund cleanup progress

Indian Affairs

• Indian Tribes Take Opioid Companies to Court.
• Forest land now under tribe control
• Tribes try to exert more influence over federal farm bill.

Labor

• What does a $15 minimum wage do to the economy? Economists are starting to find out.
• ‘Fiduciary Rule’ Poised for Second Life Under Trump Administration
• Kentucky becomes the first state allowed to impose Medicaid work requirement
• Economists Think the U.S. Economy Is At or Near Full Employment

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Survives, but G.M. and Tesla Aren’t Cheering
• GOP leaders reject gas tax increase after Trump floats the idea.
• U.S. will renegotiate NAFTA or pull out: Mnuchin
• GOP Tax Law Could Starve Cities of Revenue.

Technology

• Toyota Joins With Uber and Amazon to Find Its Self-Driving Future
• GM will make an autonomous car without steering wheel or pedals by 2019
• To Measure the ‘Uber Effect,’ Cities Get Creative
• Trump infrastructure plan to include shift toward driverless vehicles.
• U.S. Supreme Court to Review Bid to Collect Internet Sales Tax

Transportation

• Trump Infrastructure Plan Will Limit Regulations, DOT Exec Says
• Trump’s infrastructure plan may slip to next month
• NTSB issues safety recommendations to UP, FRA and AAR
• Bipartisan Report Underscores Hard Truths About Infrastructure Funding
• FRA proposes delay in safety training requirements.
• NS assists in $1 billion worth of industrial development