The Tap: Sunday, May 22, 2016
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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.
Review of the day
The excerpts below were compiled from issue #18 of The Tap, which was published on May 28, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.
Federal
- Maria Elena Salinas, anchor for news broadcasts on Univision, was booed at a commencement speech at the University of California Fullerton after addressing some parents of graduates in Spanish and making what the student paper called “blatantly anti-Trump” statements in her address. Salinas later remarked to The Washington Post, “I don’t think I insulted anyone by saying a few words in Spanish to the parents. The whole speech was directed to everyone. … I think the message is, we have to cool down the intolerance right now, we really do.”
State
- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (D) was nominated by Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to serve as the chair of the New York State Democratic Committee. In his announcement, Gov. Cuomo stated Mayor Brown would “continue advancing the core values of the Democratic Party.” Mayor Brown also issued a statement, saying he would “[work] diligently to ensure that we elect our hometown Senator, Hillary Clinton, as the next President of the United States.” Brown has served as mayor of Buffalo since he was first elected in 2005, and he won re-election in both 2009 and 2013 to additional four-year terms. He previously served on the Buffalo City Council and in the New York State Senate. Buffalo is the second-largest city in New York and the 73rd-largest city in the U.S. by population.
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Preview of the day
There were no items for this day in issue #17 of The Tap, which was published on May 21, 2016. See the "Review of the day" tab for more information.
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