Rhode Island Gay Marriage Measure Introduced By State Lawmakers

The "agreement in principle" clinched by House Republicans and the White House late Saturday to raise the nation's borrowing limit was the culmination of mad-dash negotiations over the course of the past week that regularly stretched late into the night.

This story was originally published by the Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Writing clean energy policies and implementing them is hard. It takes experts. Those people serve on task forces, stay up late writing policy briefs and fret over the details. In an era when many states are making rapid progress to reduce emissions, the experts are working harder than ever—and they’re tired. Autumn Proudlove, associate director of the NC Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University, has heard others refer to this as “stakeholder fatigue.” She wonders if the overwork of subject-matter experts may limit how much states can accomplish on clean energy policy.

At times like these, it's a relief not to be a Democrat.

The Israeli citizenry is held hostage by those wishing to do them harm; isn't it time to bring down the hammer?

The many fans of Clarice Feldman's Sunday feature article, "Clarice's Pieces," will have to wait until June 11 for their next treat. Clarice is taking a well-deserved vacation and traveling.

Mesa police officers are investigating four separate shootings that left three people dead and one person recovering in the hospital.