July 14, 2017
The Weekly Trek
July 14, 2017
Top Political News
- Scalise upgraded to fair condition. Politico
- Senate Republicans Unveil New Health Bill but Divisions Remain. NY Times
- FBI Director Nominee Christopher Wray Promises to Act Independently. Wall Street Journal
- Senate Fight Over Trump’s Nominees Heats Up. Wall Street Journal
Energy & Natural Resources
- House panel approves $31.4B Interior, EPA funding bill. The Hill
- House committee approves spending bill for energy, water programs. The Hill
- Zinke ‘would love’ to transfer commuter roads to DOT, states. E&E
- South-central Oregon wildfire grows to 6,200 acres; firefighters battling blazes across the West. Oregonian
- Oregon AG Threatens Legal Action To Protect Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Oregon Public Broadcasting
Indian Affairs
- Legislation To Provide Land Base For Western Oregon Tribes Passes House. Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Families Speak Out: Stories of Indian Health Service Patients. Wall Street Journal
- ‘People Are Dying Here’: Federal Hospitals Fail Tribes. Wall Street Journal
- More natural Columbia River flow would aid Northwest, tribal study says. Spokesman Review
- Grants and Giving. Register-Guard
- Oregon, Washington and tribes again take aim at sea lions in dispute over salmon. Oregonian
Labor
- Labor board is set for power shift under Trump. The Hill
- Right-to-Work Law Survives Legal Challenge in Wisconsin. Governing
- Uber Drivers Win Preliminary Class-Action Status in Labor Case. NY Times
- Why Millennials Should Lead the Next Labor Movement. NY Times
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Tax executives see tax reform as biggest challenge. Accounting Today
- Trump Targets Local Tax Write-Off, But May Hit House Republicans. Bloomberg
- U.S.-China Trade Tensions Are About to Get Ugly Again. Wall Street Journal
- A Risky Mix: Cutting Taxes for the Rich and Aid for the Poor. NY Times
- The Trump Vision for America Abroad. NY Times
Technology
- Microsoft wants to bring 2 million rural Americans online by 2022. Washington Post
- Uber Offers a Thankless Job, and the Applications Flood In. NY Times
- Could a Robot Be President? Politico
- Wyden: Save ‘net neutrality,’ resist FCC changes. Portland Tribune
- Portland learns how to be a smarter city. Portland Tribune
Transportation
- House panel approves transportation funding cuts. The Hill
- As U.S. Infrastructure Ages, Waterways Face Critical Point. Wall Street Journal
- City driving spikes, rural driving falls as opportunity shifts. USA Today
- Railroads stress better practices, new technologies to cut fuel consumption. Progressive Railroading
- Legislature approves Newberg-Dundee bypass design funding. Yamhill Valley News Register
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