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March 17, 2017

The Weekly Trek

March 17, 2017

Top Political News

  • What Trump cut in his budget. Washington Post
  • Trump Budget Likely to See Major Rewrite in Congress. Wall Street Journal
  • Trump welcomes Merkel to White House for high-stakes meeting amid friction on trade, refugees. Washington Post
  • THE MEMO: GOP breaks from Trump in ‘wiretap’ furor. The Hill
  • Forget the fall. Spending battle coming next month. E&E
  • Federal judge in Hawaii freezes President Trump’s new entry ban. Washinton Post
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

  • EPA hit hardest as Trump budget targets regulations. Reuters
  • Trump would increase Energy Department funds to manage nuclear stockpile. Washington Post
  • ‘Skinny budget’ plants a big flag for energy production. E&E
  • Former Inhofe aide expected to land deputy slot. E&E
  • Far from the White House, the energy industry remains focused on climate. Brookings
  • Similar Deals, Identical Statements: Washington, Oregon Sign Wildfire Pact with Feds. Oregon Public Broadcasting
  • With cap and trade, Oregon designers hope to learn from California. Portland Business Journal
  • Nature Conservancy outlines land protection strategy in Oregon, Washington, elsewhere. The Oregonian
  • Voices in Oregon’s diesel-engine regulation debate. Portland Business Journal

Indian Affairs

  • Judge combines 4 tribal suits over Dakota Access pipeline. Seattle Times
  • OPB documentary features Klamath tribal history. Herald and News
  • Oregon, Washington legislators push for more funding for Columbia River tribal housing effort. The Oregonian
  • ‘He Needs To Listen To Us.’ Protesters Call On Trump To Respect Native Sovereignty. National Public Radio

Labor

  • Trump proposes $2.5B in Labor cuts. The Hill
  • More Hiring and Quitting Points to an Improving Labor Market. Wall Street Journal
  • Public Pensions and the Assets That Could Sustain Them. Governing
  • U.S. Cities Battle Each Other for Jobs With $45 Billion in Incentives. Wall Street Journal

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • Chamber of Commerce Chief’s Advice to Companies: Stay Engaged in Tax Debate. Wall Street Journal
  • Republicans Pose Growing Challenge to Trump’s Trade Agenda. Wall Street Journal
  • A Shift From ‘Soft Power’ Diplomacy in Cuts to the State Dept. New York Times

Technology

  • Intel bets on selling Mobileye data, with maps a first test. Reuters
  • Should DOE get out of the research business? E&E
  • Driving on the Roads of the Future Will Be a Real Trip. NBC News
  • Drone experts tout the technology’s potential to boost rail efficiency, security. Progressive Railroading
  • How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything. Wall Street Journal

Transportation

  • Trump budget proposes 13 percent cut to Transportation Dept. The Hill
  • Proposal shifts air traffic control outside federal government, cuts funding for transit and Amtrak. Washington Post
  • Trump advisers see arbitration as way to speed infrastructure plans. Reuters
  • Work begins on $1T infrastructure plan. The Hill
  • Matrix of Illustrative Surface Transportation Revenue Options. AASHTO
  • Hearing Underscores Need to Channel Infrastructure Funding Through Formula Programs. AASHTO
  • Report a rail safety wake-up call. The Star
  • Texas bullet train firm calls provision added to budget a ‘job killer’. Texas Tribune
  • Mosier derailment, fire recalled as Legislature takes up oil-train regulations. Portland Business Journal

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