by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 6. Also, check out the full audio of Bernie Sanders’s interview with The Daily News, since that’s getting a lot of attention.
- Sanders wins in Wisconsin, keeping alive his improbable bid for the nomination (“Now, despite Clinton’s still-overwhelming lead in delegates, Sanders can claim the momentum of winning in six of the past seven states holding nominating contests across the country.”)
- Ted Cruz declares Wisconsin ‘a turning point’ in the GOP campaign (“Cruz hopes his Wisconsin win transforms the trajectory of the race.” We’ll see.)
- Wisconsin meltdown puts Trump on track for convention fight (“Senior advisors wrestle for influence as the path to an outright win nearly disappears.”)
- Cruz win in Wisconsin leaves Trump damaged front-runner
- Why #NeverTrump Republicans Shouldn’t Celebrate Yet (“The front-runner may have lost Wisconsin, but the GOP is still divided and at risk.”)
- Trump could finally be toast: After months of false alarms, his campaign might finally be imploding (I’m very skeptical.)
- This Is Not the Turning Point (The East Coast is about to throw cold water on Ted Cruz’s “momentum”)
- Hillary Clinton has had enough of Bernie Sanders (“In an exclusive interview for POLITICO’s ‘Off Message’ podcast, the former secretary of state compares Donald Trump to foreign demagogues and says she’s not even sure her primary opponent is a Democrat.”)
- Senator for Sandy Hook families attacks Bernie Sanders’ record on guns
- Why Are Americans Not Included in the Panama Papers?
- Republicans duck and run from Merrick Garland (“Opponents of President Obama’s nominee are coming up empty.”)
- America’s next president must continue Obama’s progress on clean energy
- PayPal pulling out of North Carolina is bad news for Republicans. But it could get much worse.
- The Koch brothers don’t get it: Their latest push to nominate Paul Ryan at the convention is dead in the water
- “Good luck with that”: Donald Trump’s new immigration proposal is impractical and repugnant (“To pay for is ridiculous wall, Donald Trump wants to cut off remittances to Mexico, which will backfire horribly.” More evidence Trump is completely bonkers.)
- State Inspector General’s Office report details systemwide breakdown that led to Jamycheal Mitchell’s death
- McAuliffe vetoes virtual schools, vouchers, student transfer bills (Just remember, if we didn’t have a Democratic governor, bills like these would become law.)
- About 3,000 gather in Hampton church to mourn Va. state trooper
- Governor signs Del. Chris Head’s bill on marriage officiants (“Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill making it clear that ministers and others who perform weddings can’t be required to take an oath as part of the certification process and aren’t considered agents of the state.”)
- ‘Jackie’ to be deposed in UVa lawsuit
- By the numbers: How bills fared in 2016 Va. General Assembly (“more than two-thirds of the killed bills, 834, died without a recorded vote in committee — an 18 percent increase over the 50 percent of bills that died without a recorded vote last year”)
- Schapiro: McAuliffe, GOP agree on staying opposed (So, wait, Democrats are working to keep their voters “angry” by working to stop discriminatory, bigoted bills from Republicans? Gotcha.)
- Rasoul, Edwards hold joint town hall
- Virginia Beach council signals it wants to move forward with light rail (Good!)
- Editorial: Mystery amendment shouldn’t derail trail
- Metro general manager says no lengthy line closures are needed to make repairs (“Partial closures could lead to bus bridges between stations, Paul Wiedefeld said.”)
- Virginia Democrats criticize plan to name law school after Antonin Scalia
- Wind energy developers submit proposals to Appalachian Power
- Fairfax residents voice frustrations over county’s financial health (“County officials hear pleas for and against raising taxes by $304 for average homeowner.”)
- George Mason U. changes name of Scalia law school to avoid embarrassing acronyms (After this fiasco, it will always be #ASSLAW to many of us. LOL)
- Editorial: Mayoral election attracts a mob (“Richmond anticipates a campaign without an obvious winner. A runoff appears likely.”)
- A bit of a warming trend before weekend cold; showers tomorrow
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