December 23, 2016
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Top Political News
- Campaign Manager Conway Selected as Counselor to the President. Wall Street Journal
- Trump names RNC strategist Spicer to press secretary. The Hill
- Health Exchange Enrollment Jumps, Even as G.O.P. Pledges Repeal. NY Times
- The attorney general could have ordered FBI Director James Comey not to send his bombshell letter on Clinton emails. Here’s why she didn’t. Washington Post
- The Economy’s Hidden Problem: We’re Out of Big Ideas. Wall Street Journal
- Trump’s Cabinet picks so far worth a combined $13b. Boston Globe
- Poll: Majority uncertain, pessimistic about Trump. The Hill
Transportation
- Final Rule on Coordination by MPOs, States Provides Flexibility on Boundaries, Deadline. AASHTO
- Uber Ends Self-Driving Car Test in San Francisco. Wall Street Journal
- Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole Car Thing. New York Times
- Silicon Valley Dominating Self-Driving Tech? Motor City Says Not So Fast. New York Times
- U.S. Transportation Acting Assistant Secretary Rosenberg Announces Membership of Working Group on Improving Air Service to Small Communities. DOT
- Railroads, regulators clash over braking system for trains carrying flammable liquids. Washington Post
Energy & Natural Resources
- Travel fraud accusations could snag Interior pick. E&E News
- Pines and other conifers struggle years after high-severity fire. E&E News
- Settlement billions to jolt EV industry. E&E News
- Mayors Vow Not to Let Feds Trump Their Climate Change Fight. Governing
- Oregon wins $40M for coveted wave energy test center off Newport. Portland Business Journal
- How Oregon became a top 10 U.S. solar state. Portland Business Journal
- Obama Bans Drilling in Parts of the Atlantic and the Arctic. New York Times
Labor
- 48 states have added jobs during Obama’s tenure. The Hill
- Iron Workers retirees get bad news on pension cuts. Cleveland
- Right to Work on the March. Wall Street Journal
- Unions Using “Takings” Clause Arguments to Challenge Right-to-Work Laws. BNA
- Gig Workers and Job-Related Bias: Are Protections on the Way? BNA
- U.S. Factories Are Working Again; Factory Workers, Not So Much. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Icahn Named Special Trump Adviser to Roll Back Regulations. Bloomberg
- Trump Selects OCO-Opponent Mulvaney for OMB. Defense News
- Donald Trump’s New Appointments Shake Up Trade, Regulation. Wall Street Journal
- Five questions for Trump’s tax reform. The Hill
- GOP Tax Plan Could Boost Prices at the Pump. Wall Street Journal
- Portland Mayor Charlie Hales defends CEO pay tax, says a ‘progressive city’ attracts business. Portland Business Journal
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