Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 17. Also, check out President Obama's press conference yesterday in California following an ASEAN summit.
- Obama rejects GOP calls to let next president choose Scalia’s successor
- By seeking to thwart the Constitution, Republicans are playing with fire
- Why a constitutional originalist would reject the GOP’s delay, delay, delay tactics
- GOP Senator Breaks Ranks, Calls Party’s Supreme Court Strategy ‘Obstructionist’
- Obama's Next Supreme Court Pick: Dream Teamer or Confirmable?
- The GOP’s Supreme Court strategy: Stonewalling is what they do best, so don’t count on Republicans abandoning their hard-line obstructionism
- We Know the Type of Justice Obama Might Pick
- Greens wary of Sri Srinivasan's fossil fuel past("His work as an attorney representing Enron's former CEO and ExxonMobil raises hackles among some eco-activists.")
- Donald Trump makes me miss George W. Bush (I had that same thought, and given what a horrible president Bush was, that's saying a lot...)
- Paul Krugman: My Unicorn Problem ("the Sanders insistence on the need for magical unicorns has led to invocations of economic as well as political magic")
- Governor stands pat on state revenues available for budget
- Senate and House won't support Medicaid expansion, proposed tax cuts from savings
- Schapiro: Kaine's in vice presidential beauty pageant ("Tim Kaine is campaigning for Hillary Clinton in the early states. He's also giving voters a glimpse at a potential VP.")
- Gastanaga: Granting Special Rights to Certain Beliefs: Limiting Freedom
- House passes religious freedom bill some call 'license to discriminate' (VETO!)
- Judge rules against Daily Press in public records lawsuit
- Atlantic Coast Pipeline opponents cite costs in report ("Opponents of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline released an economic study Tuesday to bolster their argument that the $5 billion project ultimately would cost more than it’s worth to localities in its path..."
- Va. House passes bill to block agencies from punishing discrimination ("Bill protects religious freedom in the face of shifting cultural attitudes toward gay rights, supporters said." Yeah, the freedom to discriminate. Blech.)
- Va. lawmakers advance a flurry of bills ahead of midnight deadline ("Whether the issue was Airbnb or abortion, Tuesday was a do-or-die moment midway through the session.")
- Virgina, don’t revive the electric chair ("The barbaric method of execution is nearly obsolete, and capital punishment overall is on its way out.")
- GOP hopeful Ben Carson to speak at Regent University on eve of Virginia primary
- Virginia House subcommittee: Where Democratic bills on senior voting go to die
- Pipeline surveyor case goes before Virginia Supreme Court
- State Transportation Board accuses Virginia Beach council of delaying light-rail decision
- Fairfax’s county executive proposes a 4-cent tax-rate hike to meet rising needs
- Roanoke council criticizes bill that would cut Norfolk Southern's storm water fees
- On the cold side until weekend warm-up
