Weekly Trek: May 6, 2016
The Weekly Trek
May 6, 2016
Top Political News
- U.S. Job Growth Slows, but Worker Wages Pick Up. Wall Street Journal
- Five takeaways from Indiana. The Hill
- Donald Trump takes the reins of a divided Republican Party. Washington Post
- Trump’s map: Where he needs to win. The Hill
- Senate takes 2016 sabbatical. Politico
- Paul Ryan Says He Is ‘Not Ready’ to Endorse Donald Trump. NY Times
Transportation
- GM, Lyft to Test Self-Driving Electric Taxis. Wall Street Journal
- FTA offers $8 million for ‘mobility on demand’ projects. Progressive Railroading
- ASCE Study to Assess Deteriorating Infrastructure’s Impact on Economy. Transport Topics
- Air traffic control plan faces tough fight ahead. The Hill
- U.S. bullet train proposals shun public funds, favor private cash. Reuters
- Jane Jacobs believed cities should be fun — and changed urban planning forever. Vox
- New version of TriMet Tickets app includes Lyft, Car2Go tie-in. The Oregonian
Energy & Natural Resources
- EPA ‘moving forward’ with model rules this summer. E&E
- Timber lobbyist-turned-enviro longs to let forests burn. E&E
- Industry, greens assessing expected Trump-Clinton smackdown. E&E
- Oregon solar industry conference provides fodder for legislative platform. Sustainable Business Oregon
- Study: Columbia River coal-export plan comes with ‘significant’ emissions impact. Oregonian
Labor
- Here’s a really, really, ridiculously simple way of looking at minimum wage hikes. Washington Post
- 273,000 union workers and retirees brace for pension cuts. CNN
- Treasury poised to announce decision on pension cuts for Teamsters. The Hill
Taxation, Trade, & Defense
- Why the world has too much steel. The Economist
- The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’s Foreign-Policy Guru. NY Times
- Kerry touts TPP, says energy market ‘is the future.’ E&E
- The Least Important Part Of Corporate Tax Reform Might Be The Rate. Forbes
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