March 31, 2017
The Weekly Trek
March 31, 2017
Top Political News
- Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity. Wall Street Journal
- 2 White House Officials Helped Give Nunes Intelligence Reports. NY Times
- Schumer: ‘Virtually impossible’ to avoid a filibuster fight on Gorsuch next week. Washington Post
- Hill Republicans trying to avert a shutdown need Democrats — and Trump. Washington Post
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- Trump Signs Order Dismantling Obama-Era Climate Policies. Reuters
- EPA cuts, riders complicate spending talks. E&E
- Pruitt reiterates states don’t have to make plans. E&E
- States, Cities Pick Up on Climate Change Where Trump Leaves Off. Route Fifty
Indian Affairs
- Bipartisan U.S. Senate committee supports safety bill for Columbia River tribal sites. Oregonian
- SCIA Advances Five Bills During Business Meeting. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
- Zinke orders rollback of coal moratorium, adds royalty review. Missoulian
- Tobias Read now sees ‘path forward’ to keeping Elliott State Forest public. Oregonian
Labor
- America’s Growing Labor Shortage. Wall Street Journal
- Senate votes to kill rule that would help cities launch retirement plans. Washington Post
- A Look at What’s Driving (or Stunting) Income Growth in the States. Governing
- Foreign Robots Invade American Factory Floors. Wall Street Journal
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Trump Administration Signals It Would Seek Mostly Modest Changes to Nafta. Wall Street Journal
- What Ever Happened to Free Trade? Wall Street Journal
- Trump, conservatives try to put aside bitterness to cut tax deal. Reuters
- Congress Weighs Options to Soften Controversial Centerpiece of GOP Tax Plan. Bloomberg
- Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Pledge May Be At Risk With His Border Wall. Pro Publica
- A survey of potential GOP border tax compromises. The Hill
Technology
- Tech’s biggest players tackle climate change despite rollbacks. Engadget
- Self-driving talent is fleeing Google and Uber to catch the autonomous-driving gold rush. Recode
- Lyft Shuttle mimics mass transit with fixed routes and fares. The Verge
- Uber Redeploys Its Self-Driving Cars After a Wreck in Arizona. Wired
- A timeline of when self-driving cars will be on the road, according to the people making them. Quartz
Transportation
- Trump to Unveil $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan This Year, Says Transportation Secretary Chao. Reuters
- A plan to finance infrastructure. Washington Post
- Optimism rising for infrastructure deal. The Hill
- US travel industry fears Trump slump. The Hill
- Report from AAR confirms freight railroads deep connection to international trade. RT&S
- Transit-rail agencies seek next steps in using data to protect riders. Progressive Railroading
- Pedestrian Deaths Spiked in 2016, Distraction Cited. NY Times
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