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The Weekly Trek: September 23, 2016

The Weekly Trek

September 23, 2016

Top Political News

  • In parting words to UN, Obama calls for ‘course correction’. Washington Post
  • Advantage Hillary: Clinton widens lead as first debate looms. The Hill
  • As Election Day Nears, Republicans Come Around to Trump. Wall Street Journal
  • Who Will Be President? New York Times
  • Republicans are now favored to hold the Senate in our inaugural 2016 Senate race ratings. Washington Post
  • What Clinton and Trump must worry about in the first debate. Washington Post
  • The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics. Politico

Transportation

  • Self-Driving Cars Gain Powerful Ally: The Government. New York Times
  • These researchers think we’re nearing ‘peak car’ — and the consequences could be dramatic. Washington Post
  • Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges and Ports. New York Times
  • U.S. Governors: Next President Must Increase Mass Transit Funding. Route Fifty
  • New Airborne Technologies Promise to Better Link Planes and Satellites. Wall Street Journal
  • Why Paratransit Doesn’t Have to Be So Expensive. Governing

Energy & Natural Resources

  • Court adds 10th judge to hear arguments over landmark rule. E&E News
  • How do you prepare for ‘a case for the ages’? E&E News
  • Paris Climate Deal Passes Milestone as 20 More Nations Sign On. New York Times
  • Republicans asked some climate questions yesterday. We asked scientists to answer. E&E News
  • Trump’s message resonating with energy industry voters. E&E News
  • Tesla Aims to Unveil Solar Roof With Integrated Energy Storage Next Month. Motley Fool
  • Local climate change concerns focus on fire. Bend Bulletin

Labor

  • How to Protect Workers From Job-Stealing Robots. The Atlantic
  • Pension Insurer Moves to Ease Burden on Defined Benefit Providers. Wall Street Journal
  • Trucking Companies File for Employee Misclassification Amnesty Protection. Trucks.com
  • A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books. New York Times
  • ‘This is becoming a moral issue’: Officials face truth behind Oregon’s soaring pension costs. Oregonian

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • BEPS Project Had Low Impact On Corporations: Survey. Tax-News
  • FTA issues guidance on Buy America’s ‘small purchase’ waiver. Progressive Railroading
  • Biden sees ‘less than even chance’ of U.S. Congress approving TPP deal. Reuters
  • Multinational Tax Avoidance Crackdown Goes Far Beyond Apple. Wall Street Journal
  • Dem unveils proposal for middle-income housing tax credit. The Hill
  • Portland starts work on first gas tax-funded road repair. Oregonian

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