2024

TL/DR - At a recent forum, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sarah Hunt, president of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy, discussed the lasting impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on clean energy development. The IRA has played a key role in bolstering domestic clean energy production and addressing global supply chain issues, however,…

TL/DR - Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, who mistakenly drove into his driveway in New York. Monahan was convicted of second-degree murder and received an additional four years for tampering with the murder weapon. Monahan maintained the shooting was an accident due to a defective…

TL/DR - The Arizona House rejected a proposal to honor the late Sandra Day O’Connor with a statue inside the U.S. Capitol three months after her death. The decision was influenced by the existence of a federal plan to honor O’Connor with a statue, with two of her sons feeling that another statue would be redundant. The decision was also marked by…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the US' most significant investment in combatting climate change so far, with economic benefits from reduced greenhouse gas pollution expected to be over $5 trillion from now until 2050. These projections underestimate the benefits of the IRA as it also reduces local air pollution, providing health and…