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January 19, 2018

Top Political News

  • Showdown Vote in Senate on Friday With Government Shutdown at Stake.
  • The senators whose votes will determine whether the government shuts down.
  • Open Or Closed? Here’s What Happens In A Partial Government Shutdown
  • Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s powers to ban foreign travelers.
  • The Trump Presidency: Year One
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics.

Energy & Natural Resources

  • Scott Pruitt Aims to Accelerate His Efforts to Remake the EPA
  • Trump says decision on SolarWorld’s trade case coming ‘soon.’ Oregonian
  • Majority of National Park Service Board Resigns, Citing Administration Indifference
  • Wyden Calls For Audit Into Zinke’s Use Of Wildfire Funds For Unrelated Travel.
  • Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon

Indian Affairs

  • Native American veterans will be honored with memorial on National Mall
  • Legislation Exempting Tribes From The National Labor Relations Act Passes House

Labor

  • Labor Board Shakeup Could Centralize Control Over Cases
  • Right-to-Work Blossoms in Blue States.
  • Democratic Senators Unhappy With Labor Board Counsel’s Answers.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • G.M. Chief Cautions Trump Administration on Upending Nafta.
  • NAFTA talks seen ending happily, despite growls from Trump
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce to push Trump, Congress to raise the gas tax to fund infrastructure
  • Tax Overhaul Is a Blow to Affordable Housing Efforts

Technology

  • Apps, autonomy and ownership: Three ways driving is changing in 2018
  • Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to fund broadband in infrastructure plan
  • Senate Democrats Push for a Net Neutrality Vote. Do They Have a Chance?
  • Oregon sues FCC to stop rollback of net neutrality

Transportation

  • Norfolk Southern pushing for ‘more stable’ rail service in 2018: CEO
  • Texas Central unveils bullet train station details
  • White House can’t guarantee infrastructure plan by SOTU
  • House bill would require train-stopping technology, following Washington Amtrak derailment.
  • Amtrak Gives Oregon, Washington Timetable For Activating PTC
  • Do Congressional Earmarks Better Prioritize the Projects State and Localities Need?
  • State DOTS, regulators and railroads collaborate on grade crossing upgrades, closures.
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