June 15, 2018

Top Political News

• 3 Key Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primary Results.
• DOJ Clinton Report Blasts Comey, Agents, but Finds No Bias in Conclusion.
• New York sues Trump and his charity over ‘self-dealing.’
• Paul Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges.
• The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Energy & Natural Resources

• Senate panel OKs Interior-EPA bill without new riders.
• Senate agriculture panel passes farm bill with hemp legalization
• Climate change is moving fish around faster than laws can handle, study says
• Trump Wants to Bail Out Coal and Nuclear Power. Here’s Why That Will Be Hard
• Trump’s Pick to Lead Weather Agency Spent 30 Years Fighting It.

Indian Affairs

• Oregon Delegation Expands Inquiry Into Chemawa Indian School
• Supreme Court Gives Tribes A Victory Over Washington State In Salmon Case
• NW Tribal Members To Appeal Religious Freedom Case. Oregon Public Broadcasting

Labor

• Supreme Court Turns Aside J.B. Hunt on Truck Driver Suit
• Liberal groups, unions urge lawmakers to oppose second round of Trump tax cuts.
• Trump’s attacks on federal employee unions, pay and benefits draw bipartisan rebukes.
• Will pending Supreme Court decision weaken unions’ political power in Oregon?

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• What Happened in the Trump-Kim Meeting and Why It Matters
• China Issues Retaliatory Tariffs as Trade Fight Heats Up
• EU nations back retaliating against U.S. steel tariffs

Technology

• Spokane, Washington Will Use Drones to Inspect Infrastructure and Monitor Construction
• If the Robots Come for Our Jobs, What Should the Government Do?
• Tesla Cutting About 9% of Global Workforce
• Will Uber and Lyft Become Different Things?

Transportation

• Oregon on the road to freeway tolling
• Why I let Domino’s fill my city’s potholes
• The Bike Share War is Shaking Up Seattle Like Nowhere Else
• The Very Good Math of Electric Buses.
• We Need to Talk About the Far-Out Future of Cities.