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Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 8, 202617 Comments

Conventional wisdom holds that the later one's campaign starts, the less likely it is to be a winning campaign. I mean, it only makes sense, right? A finite number of…

Song of the Day 5/7: Uncle Tupelo, “Whiskey Bottle”

By Alby May 7, 20263 Comments

As El Somnambulo noted in the Open Thread news roundup, if Kash Patel doesn't want people to think he's a boozehound, maybe he should quit handing out personalized bottles of…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 20261 Comment

Very happy to see that HS2/HB 151 (Gorman) unanimously passed the Senate yesterday, and now heads to the Governor. No private prisons for Delaware! If you look at the bills…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 7, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 7, 2026

Dover's House Of Hope Facing Possible Closure: A Delaware emergency shelter that has served nearly 100 women in the past year — many fleeing violence, battling untreated mental health conditions…

Song of the Day 5/6: Robert Hazard, “Escalator of Life”

By Alby May 6, 2026

Like most malls across the United States, North Wilmington's Concord Mall has been struggling for years. Now a Philadelphia-area developer that specializes in repurposing moribund malls wants to buy it…

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20261 Comment

Looks like a 'Just the facts, Ma'am' edition today. But I'll try to toss in a little snark to make it, if not interesting, at least readable. Here is yesterday's…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 6, 20263 Comments

Rep. Spiegelman Tries To Justify Free Trips By Introducing Legislation To 'Clarify' What Is Already The Law. Hey, as long as it brings more public scrutiny to these junkets, I'm…

Song of the Day 5/5: Liz Phair, “Cinco de Mayo”

By Alby May 5, 2026

Cinco de Mayo, like St. Patrick's Day, is observed more in the United States than in the country it honors, and for much the same reason: Beer. The Mexican military…

Did Deb Heffernan, Ed Mulvihill, and Peco Liquors Violate Delaware Campaign Finance Laws?

By El Somnambulo May 5, 202610 Comments

Signs point to 'yes'. Let's take a trip in the Not-So-Wayback Machine to December of 2021. December 30, to be specific. Progressive candidate Becca Cotto is running an insurgent campaign…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20262 Comments

Delaware Cops Doing Delaware Cops Things. Utterly disgraceful: Delaware Pastor Tony Neal said he turned his life around in the early 1990s after leaving prison. But his criminal record prevented…

Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 5, 20261 Comment

Let's start with two bills whose fates remain uncertain: SB 1(Townsend) was released to great fanfare, and promised to limit increased costs of primary health care. The bill cleared its…

Song of the Day 5/4: David Allan Coe, “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)”

By Alby May 4, 2026

I suppose Satan stopped worrying that David Allen Coe would take over, because the cantankerous country singer and songwriter finally got to meet Old Nick last week when he –…

DL Open Thread: Monday, May 4, 2026

By El Somnambulo May 4, 202623 Comments

Melanie Ross Levin Owes Us An Apology. Kids, here's what the State Rep wrote on her Facebook: What is it like being a Democratic Jewish legislator? It means dealing with antisemitism…