Senator Sanders

Overtime Pay The Obama Administration is expected to propose a new rule that would nearly double the salary above which employees become eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. The current limit, $23,660, would increase to $52,000 under the proposed revision to Labor Department rules, reported Consumer Affairs. LINK  

Progressive Star "I propose that Bernie Sanders is the Frank Sinatra of American progressivism. His music of progressivism is perfectly pitched, his lyrics of liberalism are beautifully written, and his standing has risen to make him the second leading candidate for the Democratic nomination," Brent Budowsky said in The New York Observer. LINK  

Democratic Socialism Sen. Sanders is right: America needs Democratic socialism, wrote Ryan Cooper in The Week. The point of this political system, Cooper argues, "is that common human welfare is more important than an absolute right to ownership." "Sanders advocates for three things that should be the backbone of the Democratic Party. These include reducing economic inequality, removing the rigged influence of the rich on our political system, and of course most importantly, preventing climate change," said Daily Kos. LINK, LINK  

Sanders and Paul Although there are wide differences between the two on a number of issues, the size and role of government being chief among them, Sen. Sanders and Sen. Rand Paul do see eye to eye on many things. Limiting NSA surveillance, opposing the TPP, and targeting moneyed elites are all stances they agree on. Voters across party lines have taken notice, finding themselves supporting candidates they wouldn't normally associate themselves with, reported Bloomberg. LINK  

World

Climate Change The G7 agreed Monday afternoon to limit the increase in global temperatures to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, reported Politico. The plan calls for meeting a United Nations recommendation for reducing emissions in 2050 from 40 to 70 percent below 2010 levels. That may be enough to prevent global temperatures from rising to dangerous levels. LINK

National

Police Shooting Prosecutors announced that a grand jury has indicted Michael Slager, a white South Carolina police officer, on murder charges for the killing of Walter Scott, a 50-year old unarmed black man. If Slager is convicted, prosecutor Scarlett Wilson said he would serve 30 years to life in prison with no chance of parole. This is the first time murder charges have been brought against a police officer in a high-profile case since the police shooting of Michael Brown, Vox reported.  LINK

Vermont

Shumlin Not Running Gov. Peter Shumlin announced at a news conference Monday afternoon that he will not be a candidate for a fourth term in 2016, reported the Burlington Free Press. He said he would focus on his goals for the state in his remaining term. LINK

Sewage Spill 10,000 gallons of raw sewage flowed into the LaPlatte River in northwest Vermont after a power failure, The Burlington Free Press reported. Shelburne wastewater officials tell Vermont Public Radio a manhole overflowed when the battery backup of a computer failed. LINK