Tuesday Open Thread [5.6.14]

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I am taking advantage of the two hats that I wear in Delaware politics (Delaware Liberal and the Progressive Democrats for Delaware) and introducing you to a new ad campaign for the PDD that you may have already seen in the social media. And at the same time that I am introducing you to it, I want to get further ideas for it from the DL Hive Mind. If you have a catchy slogan that captures one or more progressive principles, feel free to offer it publicly here or send it to me personally at delawaredem@delawareliberal.net.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 6, 2014

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 6, 2014

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Ban the Box passes! HB 167( J. J. Johnson), which would 'prohibit a public employer from inquiring into or considering the criminal record, criminal history or credit history or score of an applicant before it makes a conditional offer to the applicant', passed the Senate 15-5 on Thursday. As we've previously mentioned, the bill does:
specif(y) that once a background check is conducted an employer shall only consider felonies for 10 years from the completion of sentence, and misdemeanors for 5 years from the completion of sentence. Further, employers are required to consider several enumerated factors when deciding whether to revoke a conditional offer based on the results of a background check.
HB 167 does not apply to those positions where a criminal background check is statutorily mandated (law enforcement, the courts), but it does apply to contractors with state agencies. Sens. Greg Lavelle and Ernie Lopez were the only Rs to vote yes. Credit where credit's due. The bill now heads to the Governor's desk. BTW, Rep. J. J. Johnson is one of our most effective legislators. He is low-key, doesn't call attention to himself, but he quietly gets things done. Apropos of nothing, he's also a serious jazz buff. He deserves to be better-known.

Tuesday Daily Elsewhere [5.6.14]

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Alright. I think we have posted every picture taken of Delaware, ever. So we are going to take a break from our Daily Delawhere picture and start a new series called the "Daily Elsewhere picture" for a few weeks. I have taken lots of pictures over the years in various different locales, as my real world job allowed me to travel to places that I probably would have never gone to voluntarily. I will not give you any hints as to where the picture was taken. You have to guess. Some will be easy. Some will be hard. Here is your first one....