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Weekly Trek: June 19, 2015

Weekly Trek

June 19, 2015

 

 

Top Political News

  • Jeb Bush and Donald Trump enter the 2016 presidential race. Bush and Trump
  • Congress paddles toward brink of a government shutdown. The Hill
  • After Charleston Shooting, a Sense at the White House of Horror, Loss and Resolve. NY Times
  • Amazing maps show where Americans come from and who we really are today. Wash Post

Transportation

  • Tax cuts and reform for air travelers. The Hill
  • Crude by rail: Federal rule fallout. Progressive Railroading
  • Senate Dems give GOP 45-day highway deadline. The Hill
  • DOT fielded an appeal Friday from the Association of American Railroads, which wants the department to revamp its crude-by-rail rules. Progressive Railroading
  • Bill Shuster Releases ‘Principles’ For Bill to Privatize U.S. Air-Traffic Control. WSJ

 

Energy & Natural Resources

 

  • Renewables could dominate world electricity by 2030. CS Monitor
  • Private investors pony up $4B for clean energy. The Hill
  • Drought emergency declared for more than half of Oregon counties. USA Today
  • 13 states to share $10M to reduce wildfire risks. Bend Bulletin
  • Pope Francis, in Sweeping Encyclical, Calls for Swift Action on Climate Change. NY Times
  • Merkley fits increased fire funding into U.S. Senate bill. Bend Bulletin

 

Labor

 

  • PBGC Implements Multiemployer Reform Act Partition Authority to Help Troubled Plans. PBCG
  • A Look Ahead to The Supreme Court’s 2015-16 Term. National Law Review
  • Right-to-Work’s big moment. The Hill

 

Foreign Affairs, Trade, & Defense

 

  • Democrats begin appropriations blockade, filibustering defense bill. Wash Post
  • The House approved fast-track trade legislation 218-208, sending bill to Senate and reviving Obama’s trade priority. The Hill
  • Why NAFTA passed and the Trans-Pacific Partnership failed. Wash Post
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