Friday News: Brawl in Brooklyn; Special Election Set in Virginia State Senate

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 15. Also check out video of last night’s brawl in Brooklyn.

• Hometown hostility ahead of pivotal N.Y. primary
• Clinton and Sanders reach the limits of their patience with each other
• Krugman: The Pastrami Principle (“…claims that Clinton wins in the South should be discounted are really aimed at misleading Sanders supporters, giving them an unrealistic view of the chances that their favorite can still win — and thereby keeping the flow of money and volunteers coming.”)
• That was the most vicious debate yet: Inside Hillary & Bernie’s knock-down, drag-out battle for the New York primary
• Republican leaders consider rewriting convention rules
• Burning Fossil Fuels is Responsible for Most Sea-Level Rise Since 1970
• Paul Ryan is very bad at his job: Now that he’s bowed out of 2016, he’s back to letting extremists hold Congress hostage
• 9 most interesting moments of the Democratic debate
• Oy vey: John Kasich Jesus-splains to New York Jews how Passover is linked to Christ’s blood (What on earth is Kasich blabbering about now?? Lamp posts in ancient times, before electricity and, uh, light bulbs?)
• Bernie Sanders Campaign Suspends Jewish Outreach Coordinator for Vulgar Remarks About Netanyahu
• Sarah Palin ludicrously claims that Bill Nye ‘is as much a scientist as I am’ (John McCain picking this imbecile as his running mate should be the one thing people always remember McCain for, and not in a good way.)
• Kaine and Warner Introduce Medicaid Expansion Bill
• Herring calls for federal action to aid in battle against opiate, heroin abuse
• McDonnell’s lawyers urge Supreme Court to reject ‘sweeping’ U.S. theory of corruption law
• Va.’s top pharmacy official questioned legality of plan to special-order execution drugs
• McAuliffe signs bill mandating new rules on testing rape kits
• Reeves raises more than $290,000 in bid for Va. lieutenant governor
• Editorial: McAuliffe’s inscrutable standard on guns
• End the death penalty in Virginia
• 44 legislators hold at least $5,000 in stock in companies that lobby General Assembly (That should be illegal.)
• McAuliffe schedules special election to replace late Sen. John Miller (Monty Mason, Shelly Simons…anyone else running?)
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: Make peace on GO Virginia
• School Board Makes ‘Painful’ $17M Budget Cut
• Roanoke County schools hire supervisor as director of facilities and operations
• Flyers shut out by Washington Capitals in Game 1
• The Mid-Atlantic does its best southern California impression today and through the weekend