08 Sep September 8, 2017
The Weekly Trek
September 8, 2017
Top Political News
- House sends Harvey aid package to Trump with debt ceiling boost. Politico
- Trump’s Debt-Ceiling Deal Boosts Pressure on Paul Ryan. Wall Street Journal
- States Sue Trump Administration to Preserve DACA. Wall Street Journal
- Irma spotlights deep divisions on climate. E&E
- 50 ideas blowing up American politics (and the people behind them). Politico
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- This Wildfire Season Underscores the Importance of Federal Forest Payments. Route Fifty
- Congress sends wildfire aid funding, tied to Harvey relief, to President Trump. Oregonian
- Oregon lawmakers to Congress: Treat wildfires like natural disasters. Statesman Journal
- House keeps most EPA cuts, rejects bids to reverse riders. E&E
- Wind Power Wins Converts in Rural U.S. Wall Street Journal
- Here’s why even after a wet winter, the West saw a near record fire season. AP
Indian Affairs
- Tribe eying entry into pot industry. News Register
- Preventing absenteeism among Native American students proves stubbornly difficult, Oregon finds. Oregonian
- Editorial: The name of the road. Ashland Daily
Labor
- Workers: Fear Not the Robot Apocalypse. Wall Street Journal
- Trump Shifts Labor Policy Focus From Worker to Entrepreneur. NY Times
- Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again. Washington Post
- Labor Movement Faces Challenges Amid Growing Public Support For Unions. NPR
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Nafta Talks Lurch Ahead Without Signs of Major Progress. NY Times
- Former House Tax Chief Says Overhaul Unlikely to Happen in 2017. Bloomberg
- President Trump Unlikely to Nominate Gary Cohn to Become Fed Chairman. Wall Street Journal
- DOD renewable fuels program survives threat. E&E
Technology
- The US is speeding toward its first national law for self-driving cars. The Verge
- Uber Faces FBI Probe Over Program Targeting Rival Lyft. Wall Street Journal
- Assume self-driving cars are a hacker’s dream? Think again. The Guardian
Transportation
- U.S. DOT Opens Latest Round of TIGER Grant Funding. Will It Be the Last? Route Fifty
- Trump Infrastructure Plan Seeks to Shift Decisions—and Bills—to States, Cities. Wall Street Journal
- White House Brings in State DOT Officials, Others to Discuss Infrastructure Plans. AASHTO
- Washington state to test pay-by-the-mile as a way to fund highways. Seattle Times
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