March 15, 2024

20 Mar March 15, 2024

• Top News
  • 3 big moments from the Biden-Hur interview — and one that was classic Biden. Politico
  • Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. AP News
  • Ken Buck to retire next week, narrowing House GOP majority. The Hill
  • Biden’s FY25 budget tops $7.3 trillion with increases for defense, agriculture. Government Executive
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

  Energy & Natural Resources

  • A New Surge in Power Use Is Threatening U.S. Climate Goals. NYT
  • Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to fight climate change in his major energy-producing state. ABC
  • Biden Administration Releases First-Ever National Strategy to Deploy Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks. DOE
  • All gas companies in Oregon fail to gain approval for plans on meeting state’s climate goals. Oregon Capital Chronicle

  Indian Affairs

  • Senator Elizabeth Warren Sponsors New Bill for Expanding Rural Tribal Housing Resource. Native News
  • Oregon State Receives $10 Million Grant To Work With 13 Native American Tribes On Hemp Economic Development. Bend Source
  • Historic $1.3 billion in funding secured for housing in Tribal communities. Committee on Indian Affairs
  • Indian Energy Director Wahleah Johns announces first-ever Tribal Energy Financing Program. DOE

  Labor

  • These agencies would make the biggest workforce gains in Biden’s scaled back 2025 budget. Government Executive
  • School districts offer affordable teacher housing as recruitment tool. Route Fifty
  • Amazon Teamsters Picket in California, Extend Largest Amazon Strike in US. Teamsters
  • US unions ask Biden administration to probe Chinese shipbuilding. Reuters

  Taxation & Trade

  • The child tax credit debate is a preview of next year’s big tax fights. The Washington Post
  • Biden Calls for Higher Taxes on Corporations and the Wealthy. New York Times
  • Virginia budget proposes digital sales tax on online goods. The Virginia Pilot
  • India Strikes Trade Deal With European Countries While U.S. Trade Policy Is Stuck In Neutral. AG Web

  Transportation & Infrastructure

  • $3.3B in federal grants announced for communities split apart by highways. Route Fifty
  • F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max Production Found Dozens of Issues. The New York Times
  • Gov. Tina Kotek shelves plans for I-5, I-205 tolls in Portland area. OPB
  • Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead. NPR

  Technology

  • TikTok bill that could lead to ban faces uphill climb in the Senate. CBS
  • What China Is Saying About the TikTok Furor in Washington. New York Times
  • FCC cracking down on cable ‘junk fees.’ The Hill
  • Crypto wants to sway the Senate. It’s making headway.. Politico

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