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Weekly Trek: September 21, 2015

Weekly Trek

September 21, 2015

Top Political News

  • Congress inching ever closer toward government shutdown. Washington Post
  • What went down in the second GOP debate? FiveThirtyEight
  • Would-be Boehner successors jockeying to line up support. Roll Call
  • Biden may not decide soon. Politico
  • What is Hillary’s greatest accomplishment? Politico
  • 13 newly released CIA presidential briefs from the 1960s you’ll want to read. Politico
  • Five fiscal deadlines to watch this fall. Wall Street Journal

Transportation

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx announces $5.5 Million in grants to small communities, including Summit Strategies’ client, Pasco, Washington, to help develop and improve local air service. DOT
  • Business Roundtable released a report this week, “Road to Growth: The Case for Investing in America’s Transportation Infrastructure.”
  • GAO report underscores need for PTC extension, AAR’s Hamberger says. Progressive Railroading
  • Can the U.S. catch up in the race for drones? Forbes
  • U.S. Rep. Ribble wants states to decide truck weight. Progressive Railroading
  • House Dems seek to protect bike funding in highway bill. The Hill
  • Why does air travel make people so grumpy? The Atlantic

Energy & Natural Resources

  • There’s a better way to tame large forest fires. So why don’t we do it? Vox
  • Why we may soon be building ten-story buildings out of wood. Washington Post
  • How inefficient climate policies can build support for efficient ones. Vox
  • As fire season lingers, debate in Congress set to flare. Bend Bulletin
  • Will the sage grouse win the West? New Yorker

Labor

  • Senators introduce bipartisan bill targeting ‘Cadillac Tax’. The Hill
  • Right-to-Work bill suffers defeat in Missouri. Wall Street Journal
  • Uber appeals class-action status ruling in drivers’ lawsuit. CNET
  • Scott Walker wants every state to be a right-to-work state. Washington Post

Taxation, Trade, & Defense

  • Should Congress reauthorize the Export-Import Bank? Seattle Times
  • Ex-Im opponents scoff as GE moves jobs overseas. Politico
  • Jeb Bush and tax: Good ideas come with familiar baggage. The Economist
  • Budget fix would fall below spending caps for 2016. Military Times
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