Here are a few national and Virginia news headines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 11.
- Obama’s Last State of the Union Address Aims to Set Tone for ’16 Campaign
- David Bowie, Pop Star Who Transcended Music, Art and Fashion, Dies at 69 ("He died after an 18-month battle with cancer, according to a statement on Mr. Bowie’s social-media accounts.")
- Poll: Neck-And-Neck 2016 Races in Iowa, New Hampshire
- Rubio’s strategically gloomy detour
- Krugman: The Obama Boom ("So what do we learn from this impressive failure to fail? That the conservative economic orthodoxy dominating the Republican Party is very, very wrong.")
- The Real Ted Cruz ("I studied nearly every word the Texas senator uttered during the immigration showdown. He may be the most spectacular liar ever to run for president.")
- Trump’s Campaign Is Damaging His Brand (As well it should be.)
- U.S. Supreme Court to consider appeal in McDonnell corruption case
- Virginia 2016 legislative session to start Wednesday
- Editorial: Virginia should give mental health the priority it deserves
- Virginia colleges see higher graduation rate for minority students - but only women
- 91 people arrested at Virginia gun shows last year ("Even though arrests set a record high, they represent only a small faction of gun purchasers in 2015.")
- Proposal to change regional gas tax among slew of Assembly transportation bills
- Andersons of Prince William share a home, and now, political careers
- Battle over Dominion coal-ash ponds heads to state water board this week
- Gun rights supporters rally in Roanoke
- Alex Ovechkin and his 500 goals, as remembered by the goalies he’s tormented (Thanks to Jarrod Nagurka, I was there last night to watch Ovechkin score #500 and #501.)
- A chilly week, but no major storms; Flurries possible late Tuesday
