Today’s Headlines

  • Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) send a message to their colleagues: Bipartisan agreement on a climate change bill is within reach (NYT)
  • 23 members of California’s congressional delegation come out cheering for the state’s high-speed rail application (BizWire)
  • In the suburbs, energy-saving behavior is spreading like wildfire (NYT)
  • New York Post editorializes against any new federal stimulus legislation, especially for infrastructure (NYP)
  • Neil Young’s iconic 1959 convertible is going electric (Wash Times)
  • Maryland’s new DOT chief skeptical about the state’s proposed $4.6 billion highway-widening project (Balt Sun)

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