May 5, 2017
The Weekly Trek
May 5, 2017
Top Political News
- Senate Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown. Wall Street Journal
- House Republicans claim a major victory with passage of health-care overhaul. Washington Post
- Senate GOP vows big changes for ObamaCare bill. The Hill
- Unemployment rate drops to lowest level in a decade in April as economy adds 211,000 jobs. Washington Post
- Trump Meets With Australia’s Turnbull in Effort at Reset. Wall Street Journal
- Some optimism ahead of fiscal 2018 spending talks. E&E News
- The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico
Energy & Natural Resources
- EPA, Clean Energy Spared Trump’s Ax in $1.1 Trillion Budget Deal. Bloomberg
- Agency will honor ‘all’ funding commitments — memo. E&E News
- Colorado native David Bernhardt tapped by Trump for deputy interior secretary. Denver Post
- White House leaning toward exiting Paris climate pact. The Hill
- Merkley joins Sanders, others, in effort to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. Portland Tribune
Indian Affairs
- Hoeven: Funding Measure Supports Important Programs for Indian Country. SIA
- Proposed $280 million Salem casino faces legal, political hurdles. Statesman Journal
- Clash over Bears Ears tests years of progress on Native spirituality. CS Monitor
Labor
- Gig Workers Need Updated Wage and Hour Law, House Panel Chair Says. BNA
- Apple Announces $1 Billion Fund to Create U.S. Jobs in Manufacturing. NY Times
- DOL Bucking Trump on Fiduciary Rule? Former Officials Say No. BNA
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- RPT-Mexico, Canada seek U.S. soft spots to bolster NAFTA defense. Reuters
- Survey: Just 5 percent of economists believe Trump’s big tax promise. Washington Post
- Big Business Ready to Give Up Tax Breaks to Get Lower Rates. Wall Street Journal
- A budget fix takes shape in Salem. Oregonian
Technology
- Another Group of Google Veterans Starts a Self-Driving Technology Company. Bloomberg
- Exclusive: Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities. Reuters
- Robot & Us: Self-Driving Trucks Are Coming to Save Lives and Kill Jobs. Wired
Transportation
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