June 29, 2018

Top Political News

• Capital Gazette publisher: ‘We will honor our colleagues’ memories by continuing our mission.’
• Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Retire.
• 3 winners and 2 losers from the primaries in South Carolina, New York, Utah, and Colorado
• Five highlights from the tense Wray-Rosenstein hearing.

Energy & Natural Resources

• House votes to expand Oregon authority to kill predatory sea lions
• Senate overwhelmingly passes sweeping farm bill, setting up fight with House.
• Democrats want US Interior Department staff moves explained
• Watchdog closes Zinke threat probe, citing lack of cooperation from Interior

Indian Affairs

• Senate unanimously confirms Tara Sweeney for Interior Department post
• US makes up to $110M available to tribal crime victims.
• Native American Tribes Want To Close Loopholes In Violence Against Women Act
• U.S. High Court to Consider Tribal Exposure to Fuel Taxes
• Smithsonian Reveals Winning Design For New Native American Veterans Memorial

Labor

• Supreme Court Deals Major Setback to Public Unions.
• Massachusetts governor signs bill raising minimum wage to $15.
• How Cities Became the New Unions
• These Jobs Are Most Susceptible to Automation

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

• Trump and Putin Choose Helsinki for First Summit Meeting.
• Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Authority to Impose Tariffs. Wall Street Journal
• ‘This would widen the trade war tenfold’: U.S. automakers say no to Trump’s car tariffs
• Trump softens threat of new curbs on Chinese investment in U.S. firms

Technology

• Google Is Building a City of the Future in Toronto. Would Anyone Want to Live There?
• California Passes Sweeping Data-Privacy Bill.
• Uber Regains Its License to Operate in London, a Win for Its New C.E.O
• Why Tech Worker Dissent is Going Viral

Transportation

• Trump plan would move TSA, FEMA to USDOT
• Heidi King Nomination for NHTSA Post Advances to Senate Floor.
• Rail freight maintains upward momentum
• Tri-Cities Airport awarded over $10M for improvements
• Opportunity Zone Communities May Require Additional Investments. Route Fifty