June 22, 2018

Top Political News

• White House proposes federal government overhaul, including a consolidation of safety-net programs.
• Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands May Remain Apart.
• House overwhelmingly passes final opioid package
• U.S. House Republicans delay immigration vote until next week.

Energy & Natural Resources

• Trump admin floats changes to environmental review standards
• House Passes Farm Bill With Controversial Work Requirements.
• California and Eight Other States Push Plan to Boost Zero-Emission Vehicles

Indian Affairs

• President Trump Is Spurring Native American Women to Run for Office
• Tribal affairs agencies make progress, not enough to satisfy senators
• Seattle Hikers May Be Trampling On Tribal Treaty Rights.

Labor

• Growth in Retiring Baby Boomers Strains U.S. Entitlement Programs
• The next wave of labor reform is swelling in the Midwest
• Government Employees File Suit To Destabilize Oregon Union Payments.

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Supreme Court rules that states can require online retailers to collect sales taxes
• Wilbur Ross Announces First Results From 20,000 Tariff-Exclusion Requests
• Senators Press Commerce Secretary on National Security Approach to Tariffs.
• Trump threatens tariff on European cars.
• OPEC Agrees to Deal to Lift Oil Output

Technology

• Buses, Delivery Vans and Garbage Trucks Are the Electric Vehicles Next Door
• How GM trains human drivers to monitor its autonomous cars
• Massachusetts Welcomes Self-Driving Cars – With a Couple Caveats
• Uber is experimenting with letting riders wait longer in exchange for cheaper fares

Transportation

• ‘Dumping the Pump’ to Promote Public Transit.
• White House tries to revive air traffic control spinoff plan
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer Pitches User Charge to Spur Infrastructure Funding
• Why Little Vehicles Will Conquer the City