October 5, 2022 – Delaware Liberal

New Delaware Law Ends Many Fines And Fees That Criminalize Poverty

By jason330 October 5, 202220 Comments

...thanks to a sweeping reform bill (HB 244) signed on Monday, Delaware has become a national leader in ending abusive fines and fees. The Campaign to End Debtor’s Prisons led…

Song of the Day 10/5: Loretta Lynn, “The Pill”

By Alby October 5, 20222 Comments

It's hard for those born later to understand the profound change the oral contraceptive pill brought to society in 1960. Some Christian conservatives haven't gotten over it yet. Loretta Lynn,…

Deb Heffernan Finally Gets Religion?

By El Somnambulo October 5, 20229 Comments

Sometimes, even losing campaigns can have a salutary impact: A Wilmington area lawmaker who had served as a key ally to the embattled leadership at the Port of Wilmington sent…

DL Open Thread Wednesday Oct 5 2022

By jason330 October 5, 20227 Comments

These are John Kowalko's Opening Remarks From Yesterday's RISE Rally

We are gathered here today to raise our collective voices in a resounding NO to privatization of our health care. NO to privatization of Medicare. No to this Governor and his administrators attempts to sellout Delaware retirees benefits to conglomerates such as Highmark so they can profit at the expense of retirees. No to the secret backroom deals that deliberately violate transparency and open government obligations and thereby violate the PUBLIC TRUST. No to the word for word regurgitation of misinformation, false information, and distorted information that the SEBC continues to spread at every public disinformation session they conduct. No to any contract conceived, negotiated and created with no retiree input or knowledge. We are here to reject Secretary DeMatteis’