by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 6. Also check out John Oliver demlishing Trump’s slimy, shady, scammy “university.”
- GOP worries rise amid hostile Trump comments on Latinos and Muslims
- How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton
- Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination
- Clinton scores, Ryan punts (“The candidate decisively shows the dangers of a Trump presidency, while the speaker caves.”
- Trump’s ‘my African-American’ admits ‘I am not a Trump supporter’
- Clinton Wins Puerto Rico Primary, Now Just Shy Of Clinching Nomination
- Paul Krugman: A Pause That Distresses
- Growing fear inside GOP about Trump
- Trump is a much worse threat than Brexit (“His protectionism and carelessness pose grave threats to the economy.” And to national security. And to our civil liberties. And to the environment. And to…on and on.)
- Defiant Sanders signals he will fight on to Democratic convention (Delusional.)
- Virginia at Center of Racially Charged Fight Over the Right of Felons to Vote (“Racially charged” seems to be one of the media’s favorite euphemisms these days.)
- Levar Stoney wrongly traces Virginia felon voting ban to Jim Crow era (Uhhhhh… “The ban was written into Virginia’s constitution in 1830, almost a half-century before the era began. Only white men could vote then, so contrary to Stoney’s assertion, the law couldn’t have been designed to keep blacks from voting.” WTF?)
- 2nd District GOP primary race centers on defense issues
- Editorial: Localities face limits on developer proffers (“Proponents say the new proffer law saves money for families buying homes. We would counter that the savings ultimately accrue to developers at the expense of taxpayers, either through higher taxes or diminished services.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Dollars and sense and prisons (“Long-serving U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott got up in Newport News the other night and said, ‘You can do one of two things on the subject of criminal justice: You can have a rational, evidence-based discussion, or you can play politics.'”)
- Video: Libby Garvey Denies Taking Money from Real Estate Developer; Erik Gutshall Provides Proof She Did
- Metro’s SafeTrack program has started. Here’s what to expect with Surge #1
- Richmond’s brewery incentive package more costly than others in Roanoke area
- A summery week with a lovely springlike interlude in the middle
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