by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 16. Also see President Obama’s weekly address, on the “important steps the Administration has taken to encourage competition – the most essential ingredient in a healthy free market.”
- Tensions between Trump and GOP erupt into full-blown public fight
- Study: Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump, gets the most negative media coverage (Even though Donald Trump is a bigoted neo-fascist and Hillary Clinton is a superbly-qualified woman??? Great job, media!)
- No, America isn’t insolvent: Inside the idiotic right-wing lie that hijacked Time magazine (“The media loves to wax apocalyptic about government spending. We should know better by now”)
- Donald Trump just reminded everyone how dangerous he is: His rage-ridden WSJ op-ed puts his big lie on paper (“Donald Trump, billionaire born into wealth and privilege, wants to convince you he’s one of the ‘people'”)
- Trump may be mean, but he’s definitely not green (“In his words and deeds, Donald Trump is no friend of the environment.” Nope, he’s a disaster.)
- Bernie Sanders ‘honoured’ to meet Pope Francis at Vatican
- Kasich: Don’t Go To Boozy Parties If You’re Worried About Sexual Assault (Uhhhhhh.)
- Trump’s Exit Strategy (“Donald Trump is already plotting his escape should he lose the Republican nomination.”)
- Cruz Promises Tax Cuts For The Rich Will Create Economic Growth Not Seen In 30 Years (Wildly irresponsible and false, among other problems.)
- Clinton tightens grip on New York
- Virginia unemployment rate declined in March
- Inside Ted Cruz’s hunt for delegates with Ken Cuccinelli
- Senator Mark Warner Proposes Medical Marijuana Bill
- NOW LIVE: 1st-Quarter Campaign Finance Reports
- Hot potato for Herring: Can Virginia buy execution drugs from secret labs?
- Ralph Northam: Anti-LGBT bill threatens Virginia’s economy
- State delegate seeks ruling from Herring on execution drugs
- McAuliffe on Democrats’ nominating process: ‘The rules are the rules’ (Agreed. Just like they were in 2008 when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were battling it out.)
- BREAKING: RPV Executive Director Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Two Bloggers
- Debaters boycott championships at Liberty U. over Falwell’s anti-Muslim remarks
- McAuliffe cabinet member Levar Stoney resigns before expected run for Richmond mayor
- Randy Forbes has a huge campaign cash advantage in GOP primary election (Yep, not surprising at all.)
- Schools in Va.’s largest jurisdiction get more funding under budget proposal (“Fairfax County supervisors lean toward $304 average tax hike to help fund schools.”)
- Norfolk settles with NSU student mauled by police dog to avoid lawsuit
- Complex rules made 9th District convention a challenge for Trump backers
- Mayor says giving more money to schools could cripple other city services
- The weekend weather we’ve been waiting for
